cross-refer

verb

To make or use a cross-reference

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Meanings

verbcross-refer (third-person singular simple present cross-refers, present participle cross-referring, simple past and past participle cross-referred)

present singular third person cross-refers · participle present cross-referring · participle past cross-referred · past cross-referred

  1. To make or use a cross-reference

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cross-reference

Origin

From cross- + refer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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