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cross-refer

American  
[kraws-ri-fur, kros-] / ˌkrɔs rɪˈfɜr, ˌkrɒs- /

verb (used with or without object)

cross-referred, cross-referring
  1. to refer by a cross reference.


cross-refer British  

verb

  1. to refer from one part of something, esp a book, to another

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cross-refer

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Browne frequently cross-referred readers to pages in the book.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Montagu Browne

Where the pedant would have referred and quoted and cross-referred, he went dashing on, throwing out ideas from his abundance and caring little if among his wealth were a few faults of fact or interpretation.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward

The common practice of cross-referring to prices in other countries means that exceptional price cuts in countries like Greece and Portugal can trigger automatic cuts in richer countries.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2011

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