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  • 41cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… …

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  • 42Cross-dressing in film and television — Film poster for Glen or Glenda …

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  • 43cross — cross1 [ krɔs ] verb *** ▸ 1 go to other side ▸ 2 be across (each other) ▸ 3 combine animal breeds ▸ 4 appear on face ▸ 5 in sports ▸ 6 oppose someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go from one side of something such as a road or… …

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  • 44cross — I UK [krɒs] / US [krɔs] verb Word forms cross : present tense I/you/we/they cross he/she/it crosses present participle crossing past tense crossed past participle crossed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to go from one side of something such as a …

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  • 45Cross or stake as gibbet on which Jesus died — Writers hold different views on the form of the gibbet used in the execution of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity, and differ about the meaning of the Greek word stauros (σταυρός) which was used in the New Testament books to refer to it.… …

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  • 46cross — /krɒs / (say kros) noun 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. a figure of the cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc. 3. the cross as the symbol of… …

  • 47Cross-reference — A cross reference (noun) is an instance within a document which refers to related or synonymous information elsewhere, usually within the same work. To cross reference or to cross refer (verb) is to make such connections. The term cross reference …

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  • 48cross — [[t]krɔs, krɒs[/t]] n. v. crossed, cross•ing, 1) a figure or object consisting of two lines or pieces intersecting usu. at right angles 2) a wooden structure consisting of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to …

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  • 49cross section — 1. a section made by a plane cutting anything transversely, esp. at right angles to the longest axis. 2. a piece so cut off. 3. a photograph, diagram, or other pictorial representation of such a section. 4. the act of cutting anything across. 5.… …

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  • 50Cross Hall — Emplacement du Cross Hall au State Floor de la Maison Blanche …

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