Definition of "between" []

• In or through the position or interval separating: between the trees; between 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock. (preposition)
• Intermediate to, as in quantity, amount, or degree: It costs between 15 and 20 dollars. (preposition)
• Usage Problem Connecting spatially: a railroad between the two cities. (preposition)
• Usage Problem Associating or uniting in a reciprocal action or relationship: an agreement between workers and management; a certain resemblance between the two stories. (preposition)
• In confidence restricted to: Between you and me, he is not qualified. (preposition)

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• "It's just that there are a lot of us for whom the two are related in various ways, and a lot of those very people have been hugely influental in shaping *both* the slash community and the queer fannish community, so that there's a constant flow of ideas and dialogue between the two that can even obscure the fact that it's a conversation *between* rather than a conversation *among* or *within."
• "Even the shiate themselves they have now war between major factions with regard who really represents the Shiate..between Al Hakeen and Al-Sader…If we begin to underdstand this we are closer to find a solution..but if just think it is just a religious war..we might not be able to solve the problem in Iraq….the closer we find a formula of power sharing..the faster the problems we have in Iraq will be solved…"
• "It was all a trick to keep us running around in circles between Marmion and Wapaug, while Grady and his gang held up the train _between Marmion and Grove Junction!"