Word of the Day: INTERSTITIAL

In or involving the spaces between things

interstitial (adj) - of, pertaining to, occupying, or forming intervening space or interstices [in-ter-stish-uhl]

BREAKDOWN: INTER- (between) + STIT- (stand) + -IAL (pertaining to)

• an interstitial can also be a short program shown between movies or other events or a narrative bridge between segments within a program or narrative

• an interstice is a small space, interval, or opening between things

See also: armistice, obstinate

"The importance of 'between' is often overlooked in the hurry of getting from one place to another. In truth it is these interstitial spaces which, in their linking of this to that and of now to then, might be considered a more fundamental layer in reality’s manifold." ―Mark Lawrence

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