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cross-referencing

cross-referencing is the present participle and gerund of cross-reference.

Meaning of cross-reference

Verb

cross-reference (third-person singular simple present cross-references, present participle cross-referencing, simple past and past participle cross-referenced)

  1. (transitive) To provide something with a cross-reference.
    • This index, which is cross-referenced, will enable references on any subject to be found easily.1951 January, “Notes and News: A Comprehensive Index”, in Railway Magazine, page 67
    Synonyms:
    cross-refer
  2. (transitive) To compare two or more sources of information.

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Questions about cross-referencing

What is cross-referencing the present participle and gerund of?
Cross-referencing is the present participle and gerund of cross-reference.

Words near cross-referencing in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross-referencing (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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