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Intersection n [1559] 1: the act or process of intersecting 2: a place or area where two or more things [as streets] intersect 3a: the set of elements common to two or more sets; esp: the set of points common to two geometric configurations b: the operation of finding the insersection of two or more sets
intersect vb [L intersectus, pp. of intersecare, fr. inter- + secare to cut -more at Saw] vt [1615]: to pierce or divide by passing through or across: Cross -vi 1: to meet and cross at a point 2: to share a common area: Overlap
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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