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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In between
Example:
two houses with a tree between
Synonyms:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
In the interval
Example:
dancing all the dances with little rest between
Synonyms:
between; betwixt
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Context examples:
What a contrast between him and his friend!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
“Precious sight, and reasons of his own, says you. Reasons of his own; that's the mainstay; as between man and man. Well, then”—still holding me—“I reckon you can go, Jim.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
One thing led to another, and it ended in his inviting me out to spend a few days at his house, Wisteria Lodge, between Esher and Oxshott.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My two natures had memory in common, but all other faculties were most unequally shared between them.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The interval between two reference points in time with regards to a microbiology specimen.
(Microbiology Specimen Elapsed Time, NCI Thesaurus)
A group that aims to standardize the representation of microarray expression data that facilitates microarray information exchange between different data systems.
(MicroArray and Gene Expression, NCI Thesaurus)
BCR-ABL oncoprotein is generated by a reciprocal translocation between chromosome 9 and 22 specifically t(9;22)(q34;q11).
(Metatinib Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)
However, the detoxification symptoms between morphine-like agents and methadone differ in that the onset of methadone's withdrawal symptoms is slower, the course is more prolonged and the symptoms are less severe.
(Methadone, NCI Thesaurus)
These antigens vary from person to person, and human leukocyte antigen tests are done before organ transplantation to find out if tissues match between a donor and a recipient.
(MHC Class II Protein, NCI Dictionary)
