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What is the noun for interstice?

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interstice
  1. A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.
  2. (figuratively) A fragment of space.
  3. An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
  4. (by extension) A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “He lives in this space, the interstices of the paternal name, like some Lacanian allegory.”
      “The interstice between songs allowed the audience to catch their breath and applause.”
      “The hall is shaded by a shallow half-hat of a roof which leaves a crescent-shaped interstice between it and the edge of the big carapace.”
interstices
  1. plural of interstice
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Subjectivities of both the dominant and the dominated are produced in the interstices of these multiple, intersecting loci of power.”
      “One of the energetic obstacles to membrane fusion is represented by the void interstices that form at the neck of the stalk.”
      “Sufficient space is left over in the interstices between the twelve balls, that they can roll around a bit on the surface of the central ball.”
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