inter nos

adv

adv

Etymology Borrowed from Latin inter nos (“between us”). Cognate with Italian inter nos, French entre nous and Spanish entre nos.

between ourselves

Never could she survive that common loss; / But just suppose that moment should betide, / I only say suppose it—inter nos. / (This should be entre nous, for Julia thought / In French, but then the rhyme would go for naught.)1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I:

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