cross·o·ver (krôs   v r, kr s-)n. 1. A place at which or the means by which a crossing is made. 2. A short connecting track by which a train can be transferred from one line to another. 3. Genetics a. Crossing over. b. A characteristic resulting from the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis. 4. A registered member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party. 5. a. The adaptation of a musical style, as by blending elements of two or more styles or categories, to appeal to a wider audience. b. A recording designed to appeal to more than one segment or portion of the listening audience. c. One that appeals to a wide or diverse audience. |
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| Noun | 1. |  crossover - the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosisdiplotene - the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
| 2. | crossover - a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party | |
| 3. | 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. |  crossover - a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the othergrade separation - a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass path - a way especially designed for a particular use pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) |
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