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Added 9 October 2026

interstice

/ɪnˈtɜː.stɪs/ noun

Latin root: interstitium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about interstice at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ.
the interstices of a network
Small opening between things.

Origin

From late Middle English interstice, from Old French interstice or directly from Latin interstitium (“a space between, gap, interval”), ultimately from intersistere (“to stand in between, to stop in the middle”), from inter- + sistere (“to stand, to stop”).

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