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among (ə muŋ)

  1. in the company of; surrounded by; included with a group of you are among friends
  2. from place to place in he passed among the crowd
  3. in the number or class of included among his supporters
  4. by or with many of a book popular among executives
  5. as compared with one among thousands
  6. with a portion for each of the estate was divided among the relatives
  7. by the reciprocal action of don't quarrel among yourselves
    1. by the concerted action of
    2. in the joint possession of

Etymology: ME < OE on gemang, in the company (of) < on, in + gemang, a mingling, crowd < gemengan, mingle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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