1. Preposition
In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
2. Preposition
Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
3. Preposition
Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
4. Preposition
Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.
5. Preposition
With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.
6. Preposition
In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
7. Noun
Intermediate time or space; interval.
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