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interspace

[ noun in-ter-speys; verb in-ter-speys ]
/ noun ˈɪn tərˌspeɪs; verb ˌɪn tərˈspeɪs /
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noun
a space between things.
an intervening period of time; interval.
verb (used with object), in·ter·spaced, in·ter·spac·ing.
to put a space between.
to occupy or fill the space between.
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Origin of interspace

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space

OTHER WORDS FROM interspace

in·ter·spa·tial [in-ter-spey-shuhl], /ˌɪn tərˈspeɪ ʃəl/, adjectivein·ter·spa·tial·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for interspace

interspace

verb (ˌɪntəˈspeɪs)
(tr) to make or occupy a space between
noun (ˈɪntəˌspeɪs)
space between or among things

Derived forms of interspace

interspatial (ˌɪntəˈspeɪʃəl), adjectiveinterspatially, adverb
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