in‧ter‧stice /ɪnˈtɜːstəs, ɪnˈtɜːstɪs $ -ɜːr-/
noun [countable usually plural] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin interstitus, past participle of intersistere 'to stand still in the middle']
a small space or crack in something or between things
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