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crossdressing

crossdressing is the alternative spelling of cross-dressing.

Meaning of cross-dressing

Noun

cross-dressing (uncountable)

  1. The wearing of clothing which society considers appropriate for the opposite sex rather than the wearer's sex.
  2. Display by antigen-presenting cells of antigens obtained from the surface of infected cells.
    • Now, a study published in Nature shows that cross-dressing does indeed occur and is important for boosting memory CD8+ T cell responses in vivo.2011 April 21, Olive Leavy, “Cross-dress to impress”, in Nature Reviews Immunology, volume 11, number 302, →DOI

Questions about crossdressing

What is crossdressing the alternative spelling of?
Crossdressing is the alternative spelling of cross-dressing.

Words near crossdressing in the dictionary

  1. crossdress
  2. crossdressed
  3. crossdresser
  4. crossdressers
  5. crossdresses
  6. crossdressing
  7. crosse
  8. crossectional
  9. crossectomies
  10. crossectomy
  11. crossed

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