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crossref

crossref noun: cross-reference.

Noun

crossref (plural crossrefs)

  1. (informal) cross-reference

Verb

crossref (third-person singular simple present crossrefs, present participle crossreffing, simple past and past participle crossreffed)

  1. (informal) cross-reference

Forms of crossref

Noun
pluralcrossrefs
Verb
third-person singular presentcrossrefs
present participlecrossreffing
past participlecrossreffed
pastcrossreffed

Origin of crossref

By shortening.

Questions about crossref

What does crossref mean?
Crossref means cross-reference.
What part of speech is crossref?
Crossref can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of crossref?
The plural of crossref is crossrefs.

Words near crossref in the dictionary

  1. crossreactions
  2. crossreactive
  3. crossreactivities
  4. crossreactivity
  5. crossreacts
  6. crossref
  7. crossreference
  8. crossreferenced
  9. crossreferences
  10. crossreferencing
  11. crossreffed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossref (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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