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| 1. | [ noun ] a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | |
| Synonyms: | crosswalk crossing | |
| Related terms: | path grade_separation pedestrian_crossing school_crossing traverse | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience | |
| Examples: | "a jazz-classical crossover album" |
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| Related terms: | borrowing genre | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party | |
| Synonyms: | crossover_voter | |
| Related terms: | voter | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (biology,genetics) the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis | |
| Synonyms: | crossing_over | |
| Related terms: | organic_process diplotene | |
| Similar spelling: |
cryoscope crossbar crossfire crossbred crossbeam Crespo crosspiece Crossfield crossbreed crossbencher crossbench crossbones cross-file cross_vine |
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