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 Definitions of Crossover  [ˈkrɔsˌoʊ vər, ˈkrɒs-]  

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Definition of 'Crossover' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) crossover
a bridge or other structure for crossing over a river, highway, etc.

2.  crossover
music that crosses over in style, sometimes sharing attributes with several musical styles and therefore often appealing to a broader audience.

3.  crossover
a performer of crossover.

4.  crossover
a member of one political party who votes in the primary of another party.

5.  crossover
Genetics.

6.  crossover
a genotype resulting from crossing over.

7.  crossover
a track structure composed of two or more turnouts, permitting movement of cars from either of two parallel and adjacent tracks to the other.

Etymology:  (1785–95)

Definition of 'Crossover' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) crossing over, crossover
the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

2. (noun) crossover voter, crossover
a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party

3. (noun) crossover
the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
"a jazz-classical crossover album"

4. (noun) crossing, crosswalk, crossover
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other



'Crossover' - Nearby Entries  

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