among
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English onġemang
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈmʌŋ/, SAMPA: /@"mVN/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: a‧mong
[edit] Preposition
among
- Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)
- How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
- Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
- He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
- Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
- Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
[edit] Usage notes
- For the comparison of among with between, see the usage notes in between.
[edit] Quotations
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
mingling or intermixing
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