Interstice Definition

ĭn-tûrstĭs
interstices
noun
A small or narrow space between things or parts; crevice.
Webster's New World

An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.

Wiktionary
By extension, a small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
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Singular:
interstice
Plural:
interstices

Origin of Interstice

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin interstitium from interstitus past participle of intersistere to pause, make a break inter- inter- sistere to cause to stand, set up stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French interstice, from Latin interstitium

    From Wiktionary

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