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CROSS-PURPOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cross-purpose mean?
• CROSS-PURPOSE (noun)
The noun CROSS-PURPOSE has 1 sense:
1. a contrary aim
Familiarity information: CROSS-PURPOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A contrary aim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
at cross-purposes
Hypernyms ("cross-purpose" is a kind of...):
aim; design; intent; intention; purpose (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions)
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