verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work wordnet

Verb

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

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

2. 2
   make an index that refers from one point to the next wordnet

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cross-reference

Example

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

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