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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
crossover
    n 1: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous
         chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: crossing
         over, crossover]
    2: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party
       but who votes in the primary of another party [syn:
       crossover voter, crossover]
    3: 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: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or
       railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
       [syn: crossing, crosswalk, crossover]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
crossover \crossover\ n.
   1. (genetics) the interchange of sections between pairing
      homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis.

   Syn: crossing over.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a structure, such as a bridge, bearing a path for crossing
      over a river or highway.
      [PJC]

   3. votes from members of one political party cast for
      candidates of another party; -- called also crossover
      vote; as, there was a high crossover in this election.
      [PJC]

   4. a member of one political party who votes for a candidate
      of another party; -- called also crossover voter.
      [PJC]

   5. (Plumbing) a U-shaped section of pipe which serves to pass
      one pipeline over another which is directly in its path.
      [PJC]

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