/ ɪnˈtɜːstɪs; NAmE -ˈtɜːrs-/ noun
[ usually pl. ] ( formal ) a small crack or space in sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin interstitium , from intersistere stand between, from inter- between + sistere to stand.
/ ɪnˈtɜːstɪs; NAmE -ˈtɜːrs-/ noun
[ usually pl. ] ( formal ) a small crack or space in sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin interstitium , from intersistere stand between, from inter- between + sistere to stand.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005