amongst
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- among + -s > amongs + -t
- Old English ongemang (from on 'in' + gemang 'assemblage, mingling') with genitive suffix -s and suffix -t.
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amongst
- Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
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Used to denote a mingling or intermixing