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Among

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Preposition
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a=mong

CIDE DICTIONARY

Amongprep. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see Amidst. See Mingle.].
  •  Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.  [1913 Webster]
    "They heard,
    And from his presence hid themselves among
    The thickest trees.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.  [1913 Webster]
    "Blessed art thou among women."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.  [1913 Webster]
    "What news among the merchants?"  [1913 Webster]
    "Human sacrifices were practiced among them."  [1913 Webster]
    "Divide that gold amongst you."  [1913 Webster]
    "Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors."  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Amidst; between. See Amidst, Between.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Among, prep. (also amongst)
1 surrounded by; in the company of (lived among the trees; be among friends).
2 in the number of (among us were those who disagreed).
3 an example of; in the class or category of (is among the richest men alive).
4 a between; within the limits of (collectively or distributively); shared by (had {pound}5 among us; divide it among you). b by the joint action or from the joint resources of (among us we can manage it).
5 with one another; by the reciprocal action of (was decided among the participants; talked among themselves).
6 as distinguished from; preeminent in the category of (she is one among many).

Etymology
OE ongemang f. on ON + gemang assemblage (cf. MINGLE): -st = adverbial genitive -s + -t as in AGAINST

THESAURUS

Among

amid, amidst, among, amongst, at, between, betwixt, betwixt and between, by, from, in, mid, midst, near, next to, on, to, together with, toward, with

ROGET THESAURUS

Among

Mixture

N mixture, admixture, commixture, commixtion, commixion, intermixture, alloyage, matrimony, junction, combination, miscegenation, impregnation, infusion, diffusion suffusion, transfusion, infiltration, seasoning, sprinkling, interlarding, interpolation, adulteration, sophistication, tinge, tincture, touch, dash, smack, sprinkling, spice, seasoning, infusion, soupcon, alloy, amalgam, brass, chowchow, pewter, magma, half-and-half, melange, tertium quid, miscellany, ambigu, medley, mess, hotchpot, pasticcio, patchwork, odds and ends, all sorts, jumble, salad, sauce, mash, omnium gatherum, gallimaufry, olla-podrida, olio, salmagundi, potpourri, Noah's ark, caldron texture, mingled yarn, mosaic, half-blood, half-caste, mulatto, terceron, quarteron, quinteron, quadroon, octoroon, griffo, zambo, cafuzo, Eurasian, fustee, fustie, griffe, ladino, marabou, mestee, mestizo, quintroon, sacatra zebrule, catalo, cross, hybrid, mongrel, mixed, implex, composite, half-and-half, linsey-woolsey, chowchow, hybrid, mongrel, heterogeneous, motley, miscellaneous, promiscuous, indiscriminate, miscible, among, amongst, amid, amidst, with, in the midst of, in the crowd.

Interposition

N interposition, interjacence, intercurrence, intervenience, interlocation, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation, interpenetration, permeation, infiltration, intervention, interference, intrusion, obtrusion, insinuation, insertion, dovetailing, embolism, intermediary, intermedium, go between, bodkin, intruder, interloper, parenthesis, episode, flyleaf, partition, septum, diaphragm, midriff, dissepiment, party wall, panel, room divider, halfway house, interjacent, intercurrent, intervenient, intervening, intermediate, intermediary, intercalary, interstitial, embolismal, parenthetical, episodic, mediterranean, intrusive, embosomed, merged, between, betwixt, twixt, among, amongst, amid, amidst, mid, midst, in the thick of, betwixt and between, sandwich-wise, parenthetically, obiter dictum.

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