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cross-references

cross-references is the plural of cross-reference.

cross-references is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross-reference.

Meaning of cross-reference

Noun

cross-reference (plural cross-references)

  1. A reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.
    • Hobson-Jobson (1903) contains 2467 dictionary entries, of which 31 are merely cross-references to other entries.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 490

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Questions about cross-references

What is cross-references the plural of?
Cross-references is the plural of cross-reference.

Words near cross-references in the dictionary

  1. cross-reading
  2. cross-readings
  3. cross-refer
  4. cross-reference
  5. cross-referenced
  6. cross-references
  7. cross-referencing
  8. cross-referred
  9. cross-referring
  10. cross-refers
  11. cross-resistance

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross-references (page history and authors); cross-reference (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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