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Merriam Webster's

preposition see among

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Amongst means the same as among. (LITERARY) PREP

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

prep. See among