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intersection.

The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən//ˌɪntəɹˈsɛkʃən/
  1. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

  2. Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.

  3. The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).

  4. The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.

  5. The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.https://web.archive.org/web/20120214131704/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html

  6. The pullback of a corner of monics.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.

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