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among, between
among (uh MUHNG) (noun)
1. Relationships involving more than two: "The teachers apparently agreed among themselves that the curricula needed revisions."
2. In the midst of; surrounded by: "Jill and Jim were going for a long walk among the trees."
3. In the company of; in association with: "Ana was traveling among a group of tourists."
2. In the midst of; surrounded by: "Jill and Jim were going for a long walk among the trees."
3. In the company of; in association with: "Ana was traveling among a group of tourists."
between (bi TWEEN) (noun)
1. Applied to relationships involving only two: "The apple pie was shared between the sisters Myrtle and Lena."
2. Also applicable to two or more when the items are distinctly separate: "The car was driven between several houses before it came to a stop."
3. Intermediate to, as in quantity, amount, or degree: "Angie found that the books cost between fifteen and twenty dollars."
4. Often used to express a reciprocal relationship: "Shawn will have to choose between riding and walking."
2. Also applicable to two or more when the items are distinctly separate: "The car was driven between several houses before it came to a stop."
3. Intermediate to, as in quantity, amount, or degree: "Angie found that the books cost between fifteen and twenty dollars."
4. Often used to express a reciprocal relationship: "Shawn will have to choose between riding and walking."
Megan and Esther were among a large group of visitors who walked between the monuments at the ancient church.
This entry is located in the following unit:
Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“among”
(Greek: above, over, on, upon; besides; in addition to; toward; among)
(Latin: between; among, mutually, together; on the inside, internal)
(Latin: to inhabit, to live in, on, or among; to dwell; living among, dwelling in)
(Latin: bark, rind; literally, that which is "stripped off"; used in its extended senses, chief among these being "pertaining to the outer layer of a bodily organ, especially the brain")
(coined and presented by Royston M. Roberts, PhD, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas, Austin; among many other achievements)
(Latin: to assign, to allot, to bestow, to give, to grant; from tribe, to give out among the tribes was tribuere which is the source of many of the words located in this unit)