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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

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Etymology

Origin of cross-refer

First recorded in 1905–10

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