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crossreference

crossreference is the alternative form 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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Forms of crossreference

Noun
pluralcrossreferences
Verb
third-person singular presentcrossreferences
present participlecrossreferencing
past participlecrossreferenced
pastcrossreferenced

Questions about crossreference

What is crossreference the alternative form of?
Crossreference is the alternative form of cross-reference.

Words near crossreference in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossreference (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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