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interstices

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Main Entry:
in·ter·stice Listen to the pronunciation of interstice
Pronunciation:
\in-ˈtər-stəs\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural in·ter·stic·es Listen to the pronunciation of interstices \-stə-ˌsēz, -stə-səz\
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin interstitium, from inter- + -stit-, -stes standing (as in superstes standing over) — more at superstition
Date:
15th century
1 a: a space that intervenes between things ; especially : one between closely spaced things <interstices of a wall> b: a gap or break in something generally continuous <the interstices of society> <passages of genuine literary merit in the interstices of the ludicrous…plots — Joyce Carol Oates>2: a short space of time between events
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