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Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of mitt (“middle”) + emellan (“between”). Inherited from Old Swedish mit i mällan. According to SO attested since 1420.
Adverb
mittemellan (not comparable)
- midway (in) between, in the middle, right in between (concretely or abstractly)
- (games) a (hidden) object placed neither high nor low
- Coordinate terms: fisk, fågel
– Det börjar brännas.
– Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?- – It's getting hot.
–High, low or in-between? - (literally, “Bird, fish or in-between?”)
Preposition
mittemellan
- midway (in) between, in the middle between, right in between (concretely or abstractly)
Usage notes
Sometimes used more to add emphasis, like "right in between" as opposed to "between" in English, when the location or the like would be clear regardless.
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