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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word cross-purposes:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. cross-purposes: Merriam-Webster
  2. cross-purposes, cross-purposes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cross-purposes: Vocabulary.com
  4. cross-purposes: Wordnik
  5. cross-purposes: Wiktionary
  6. cross-purposes: Dictionary.com
  7. cross-purposes: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. cross-purposes: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cross-purposes: Legal dictionary

(Note: See cross-purpose as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cross-purposes)

noun:  (dated) A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas.

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