verb (used with or without object), cross-ref·er·enced, cross-ref·er·enc·ing.
- to provide with cross references: The new encyclopedia is completely cross-referenced.
- cross-refer.
noun
- a reference from one part of a book, index, or the like, to related material, as a word or illustration, in another part.
noun
- a reference within a text to another part of the text
verb
- to cross-refer
also crossreference, cross reference, 1834, from cross (adj.) + reference (n.). As a verb by 1902.