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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Among \A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, preposition [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.
They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. --Milton.
2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.
Blessed art thou among women. --Luke i. 28.
3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.
What news among the merchants? --Shak.
Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume.
Divide that gold amongst you. --Marlowe.
Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. --Addison.
Syn: Amidst; between. See {Amidst}, {Between}.
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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