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verb (used with object)
1.
to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
verb (used without object)
2.
to cross, as lines or wires.
3.
Geometry. to have one or more points in common: intersecting lines.
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Intersecting
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin intersectus past participle of intersecāre to cut through, sever. See inter-, -sect
1605–15; < Latin intersectus past participle of intersecāre to cut through, sever. See inter-, -sect
Related forms
non·in·ter·sect·ing, adjective
self-in·ter·sect·ing, adjective
un·in·ter·sect·ed, adjective
un·in·ter·sect·ing, adjective
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Word Origin & History
intersect
1610s, from L. intersectus, pp. of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" + secare "to cut" (see section).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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