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cross-refer

cross-refer verb: to make or use a cross-reference.

Verb

cross-refer (third-person singular simple present cross-refers, present participle cross-referring, simple past and past participle cross-referred)

  1. To make or use a cross-reference

Forms of cross-refer

third-person singular presentcross-refers
present participlecross-referring
past participlecross-referred
pastcross-referred

Origin of cross-refer

From cross- + refer.

Questions about cross-refer

What does cross-refer mean?
Cross-refer means to make or use a cross-reference.
What part of speech is cross-refer?
Cross-refer is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross-refer?
The past tense of cross-refer is cross-referred.

Words near cross-refer in the dictionary

  1. cross-reactive
  2. cross-reactivities
  3. cross-reactivity
  4. cross-reading
  5. cross-readings
  6. cross-refer
  7. cross-reference
  8. cross-referenced
  9. cross-references
  10. cross-referencing
  11. cross-referred

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