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tween
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  1. tween
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1tween

preposition \ˈtwēn\

Definition of TWEEN

: between
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Origin of TWEEN

Middle English twene, short for betwene
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with TWEEN

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, dene, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, wean, ween, wheen, yean

2tween

noun

Definition of TWEEN

: preteen
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Examples of TWEEN

  1. a movie that appeals to tweens

Origin of TWEEN

blend of between and 2teen
First Known Use: 1967

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