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interstice

Meaningan interval of space

Common meaning: a small gap

Journey through time

  1. Latininterstitium‘an interval of space’source
  2. Frenchintersticesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan interval of space → a small gapinterstice‘a small gap’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin interstitium ‘an interval of space’.

Roots

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