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  • 31Parallax of the cross wires — Parallax Par al*lax, n. [Gr. ? alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. ? to change a little, go aside, deviate; para beside, beyond + ? to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.] 1. The apparent displacement, or… …

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  • 32Station of the cross — Station Sta tion (st[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] [1913 Webster] A station like the herald, Mercury. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 33stations of the cross — Usage: often capitalized S&C Date: circa 1890 1. a series of usually 14 images or pictures especially in a church that represent the stages of Christ s passion and death 2. a devotion involving commemorative meditation before the stations of the… …

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  • 34Way of the Cross — Date: 1868 stations of the cross …

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  • 35Cross Game — volume 1 cover as published by Shogakukan, showing Ko (left) and Wakaba クロスゲーム …

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  • 36Cross-dressing — The American photographer and photojournalist Frances Benjamin Johnston (right) cross dressing in a portrait with two friends …

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  • 37Cross-cultural — may refer to cross cultural studies, a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis cross cultural communication, a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate any of various forms of… …

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  • 38Cross Timbers — The outline of the Cross Timbers as defined by the EPA Ecology Ecozone Nearctic …

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  • 39Cross — (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting;… …

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  • 40Cross action — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …

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