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zwischen.

between

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈtsvɪʃən/[ˈtsʋɪʃən][ˈtsʋɪʃn̩]

  1. between

    die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich

  2. among, amongst

Where this word comes from

From Old High German in zuiskēn, from Old High German zuiski, from Proto-West Germanic *twisk(ī), from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).

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