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May 26, 2012
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cross-coun•try



Pronunciation: (
—adj.krôs'kun"trē, kros'-;
—n.krôs'kun'trē, -kun"-, kros'-), [key]
—adj., n., pl. tries.

—adj.
1. directed or proceeding over fields, through woods, etc., rather than on a road or path: a cross-country race.
2. from one end of the country to the other: a cross-country flight.

—n.
a cross-country sport or race.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

cross-compoundcross-country skiing
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