cross reference

¹

noun

1. a reference from one part of a book, index, or the like, to related material, as a word or illustration, in another part.

cross-reference

²

[kraws-ref-er-uhns, -ref-ruhns, kros-]

verb (used with or without object)

cross-referenced, cross-referencing 

1. to provide with cross references.

   The new encyclopedia is completely cross-referenced.

2. cross-refer.

cross-reference

noun

1. a reference within a text to another part of the text

verb

1. to cross-refer

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross reference¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Origin of cross reference²

First recorded in 1900–05