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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
seen	better	name	#209: among	done	days	something

[ Etymology

From Old English onġemang

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈmʌŋ/, SAMPA: /@"mVN/
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• Hyphenation: a·mong

[ Preposition

among

1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst)

   How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?

2. Denotes belonging to a group.

   He is among the few who completely understand the subject.

3. Denotes a shared or common feature.

   Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.

[ Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of thee Bible, Luke 1:1

  Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...

[ Synonyms

• amongst (variant of among)
• amidst
• amid

[ Translations

mingling or intermixing

Czech: mezi cs(cs) Danish: mellem da(da), blandt da(da) Finnish: joukossa, keskellä, seassa French: parmi fr(fr) German: unter de(de), zwischen de(de) Greek: ανάμεσα el(el) (anámesa) Ido: inter Indonesian: antara, di antara, dalam, di tengah Italian: tra it(it), sotto it(it)

Japanese: 中 (なか, naka), 間 (あいだ, aida) Kurdish: نێوان Old English: ġemang ang(ang) Polish: wśród Portuguese: entre pt(pt) Russian: среди (sredí + genitive case) Slovene: med sl(sl) Spanish: entre es(es)