interlapse
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interlapse
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From inter- + lapse.
noun interlapses
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The time between two events.
[…] after a short interlapse of time [the salts] produce Coughs, Ptisicks, and at last a Pulmonique Consumption.
Similar: gap, interval, between-time, interim, interlapse, lapse, meantime, meanwhile
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The distance between two things.
There is an exquisite continuous gradation and interlapse of hue between the silver-grays, the reddish-browns, and the dull yellows of the honeysuckles, the ruddy apple, the auburn tresses of Venus, her lips and eyes, the red and pink roses, the yellow butterflies, and the dark-green background.
Similar: gap, separation, break, interlapse, interspace, interstice, interstitium, opening, space
verb interlapses · interlapsing · interlapsed
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To elapse (between two events).
the space of time that interlapsed betwixt the overthrow of Hamilton, and our solemne denouncing against them for that hostilitie
Similar: intervene
- To be situated between. 1895, William Sharp (as Fiona Macleod), The Mountain Lovers, London: John Lane, Chapter 1, p. 13, But when the pool, save for the margins, was all one wave of interlapsing gold and silver, the shadow-shape at last raised a shaggy peaked head.
Talk about this word "interlapse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interlapse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. interlapse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/interlapse "interlapse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/interlapse.Cite this
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