among
among is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of. Blessed art thou among women. Luke i.
- 2.3. 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. See Amidst, Between.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- alone
- alter
- and
- angel
- benefactor
- brick
- centesimal
- certain
- community
- creation
- decimal
- decimate
- decimation
- deficit
- demigod
- diamond
- division
- duckling
- dukedom
- duodecimal
- earth
- example
- fellow
- few
- fifth
- five
- for
- gem
- gentleman
- giant
- good
- heart
- hero
- heroine
- honest
- hundredth
- innocent
- inter
- jewel
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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