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cross-reference definition

cross·-reference (-ref′ər əns)

noun

a reference from one part of a book, catalog, index, etc. to another part, for additional information

transitive verb cross-referenced -·enced, cross-referencing -·encing

  1. to provide (an index, reference book, etc.) with systematic cross-references
  2. cross-refer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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