What does atween mean?
Atween means (archaic, dialectal) Between..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · preposition
(archaic, dialectal) Between..
The silver strings of heavenly harp atween: And let there glide by many a pearly car, Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar
That's jest a specimen o' the kind of stoopidity as always seems to be a layin' atween property and poverty, atween capital and labor, atween you settin' thar with yer soft ways and yer soft dress ag'in you, and me, and the bed, and the chair, and the wall, and the end on't.
Use atween when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Atween means (archaic, dialectal) Between..
Common synonyms include atwixt, betwixt.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The silver strings of heavenly harp atween: And let there glide by many a pearly car, Pink robes, and wavy hair, and diamond jar
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