Definition of interstice
1a : 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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The first known use of interstice was in the 15th century
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