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A Writer's Dictionary:

amongst Definition


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among
amongst
prep
    1. Used of more than two things, people, etc
      Thesaurus: amid, amidst, amongst, in the midst of, in the middle of, between, with, surrounded by.
    2. In the middle of them.
      Example: among friends
    3. Between them.
      Example: divide it among them
    4. In the group or number of them.
      Example: among his best plays
    5. With one another.
      Example: decide among yourselves
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ongemang mingling in.

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