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US
/ˈkɹɔsˌɹɛfɝəns/
]
NOUN
- a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
How To Use cross-reference In A Sentence
- They use contrastive typefaces for distinct purposes, such as bold-face type for headwords, roman for definitions, italics for abbreviated codes and specimen words and phrases, and small capitals for cross-references.
- With the new proposal of multi-national DNA databanks, this information could be accessed and cross-referenced globally.
- Don't forget to consider the italics and bold text formatting, cross-references, and other items within each of the paragraphs.
- The promise of hypertext lies in its ability to produce large, complex, richly connected, and cross-referenced bodies of information.
- A "digest cross-reference" is a cross-reference formed from abstracts or extracts from a patent consisting of illustration and text cut from a photolithograph of a patent and mounted. The Classification of Patents
- The details on the card can then be cross-referenced against a national database before the holder can see a doctor or use other public services, such as schools or libraries.
- They use contrastive typefaces for distinct purposes, such as bold-face type for headwords, roman for definitions, italics for abbreviated codes and specimen words and phrases, and small capitals for cross-references.
- Exploration of linguistic cross-references yields some stylistic delights, such as the felicitously punning chapter title ‘Trojan Whores.’
- In many dictionaries, there is no cross-reference to words used to give the meaning of a headword.
- The book has clear cross-references and a good index.