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 (such 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
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Examples of crossover in a Sentence
The actor made a smooth crossover to politics.
a rock musician's crossovers into jazz and soul music
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CROSSOVER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of crossover for English Language Learners
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: a change from one style or type of activity to another
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of crossover
1: an instance or product of genetic crossing-over
2: a crossover interchange in an experiment
crossover
Medical Definition of crossover
: involving or using interchange of the control group and the experimental group during the course of an experiment a double-blind crossover study
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