IN-BETWEEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in-between mean? 

• IN-BETWEEN (adjective)
  The adjective IN-BETWEEN has 1 sense:

1. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

  Familiarity information: IN-BETWEEN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN-BETWEEN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

Synonyms:

in-between; mediate; middle

Context example:

the middle point on a line

Similar:

intermediate (lying between two extremes in time or space or state)

 Context examples 

An epoch of the early Tertiary period, found in-between the Oligocene and the Pliocene eras.

(Miocene epoch, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

Several research teams will use Webb to explore the mysterious nature of brown dwarfs, looking for insight into both star formation and exoplanet atmospheres, and the hazy territory in-between where the brown dwarf itself exists.

(NASA’s Webb Telescope to Investigate Mysterious Brown Dwarfs, NASA)