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between

1. be.tween \bi-'twe-n\ pp [ME betwene, prep. & adv., fr. OE betwe-onum, 
   fr. be- + -(Xtwe-onum (dat. pl.) (akin to Goth tweihnai two each); akin to 
   OE twa- two 1: by the common action of : in common to {ate six ~ them}  2: 
   in the time, space, or interval that separates  3: in point of comparison 
   of {not much to choose ~ the two coats> 4: from one to the other or another 
   of {the bond ~ the two men} 
2. between av : in an intermediate space or interval