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across definition

across (ə krôs′, ə kräs′)

adverb

  1. so as to cross; crosswise
  2. from one side to the other
  3. on or to the other side

Etymology: ME acros < a-, on, in + cros, cross, after Anglo-Fr an croix

  1. from one side to the other of, or so as to cross
  2. on or to the other side of; over; through

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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