cross-index

verb

To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.

“My record collection is sorted alphabetically by song title, but I've also cross-indexed it by artist.”

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Meanings

verbcross-index (third-person singular simple present cross-indexes, present participle cross-indexing, simple past and past participle cross-indexed)

present singular third person cross-indexes · participle present cross-indexing · participle past cross-indexed · past cross-indexed

  1. transitiveTo index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.

    My record collection is sorted alphabetically by song title, but I've also cross-indexed it by artist.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

cross-index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-index

MLA

“cross-index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-index. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-index,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-index.

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