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crossover

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

1cross·over

noun \ˈkrs-ˌō-vər\

Definition of CROSSOVER

1
: crossing 2a
2
: an instance or product of genetic crossing-over
3
: a voter registered as a member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party
4
: a broadening of the popular appeal of an artist (as a musician) that is often the result of a change of the artist's medium or style; also : an artist or artistic work that has achieved a crossover
5
: an instance of breaking into another category
6
: a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other

Examples of CROSSOVER

  1. The actor made a smooth crossover to politics.
  2. a rock musician's crossovers into jazz and soul music

First Known Use of CROSSOVER

1884

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