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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Among \A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, prep. [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}.
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