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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Among \A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, prep. [OE. amongist,
     amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a
     crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see {Amidst}. See
     {Mingle}.]
     1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.
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              They heard,
              And from his presence hid themselves among
              The thickest trees.                   --Milton.
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     2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the
        number of; in the number or class of.
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              Blessed art thou among women.         --Luke i. 28.
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     3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.;
        also, a relation of reciprocal action.
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              What news among the merchants?        --Shak.
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              Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume.
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              Divide that gold amongst you.         --Marlowe.
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              Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with
              their neighbors.                      --Addison.
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     Syn: Amidst; between. See {Amidst}, {Between}.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
  
  

















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