cross reference

US: (krôs′ref′ər əns, -ref′rəns, kros′-)

Inflections of 'cross reference' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

cross-references

v 3rd person singular

cross-referencing

v pres p

cross-referenced

v past

cross-referenced

v past p

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ˈcross ˈref•er•ence, n. [countable]

1. a reference from one part of a book, index, etc., to related material in another part.

ˈcross-ˈref•er•ence, v. [~ + object] , -enced, -enc•ing. 

1. to provide with cross references.
2. to cross-refer.

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cross′ ref′erence, 

1. a reference from one part of a book, index, or the like, to related material, as a word or illustration, in another part.

• 1825–35

cross-ref•er•ence  (krôs′ref′ər əns, -ref′rəns, kros′-), v.t., v.i., -enced, -enc•ing. 

1. to provide with cross references:
   The new encyclopedia is completely cross-referenced.
2. cross-refer.

• 1900–05

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cross-reference noun

1. a reference within a text to another part of the text

verb

1. to cross-refer