I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: cross (III)
1. : a notation or direction at one part of a work referring to pertinent information at another part of the work
a file system complete with cross-references and bibliographies
2. : a grammatical agreement consisting of the use of a substantive and an equivalent pronoun or other substitute in the same construction (as Marie and elle in French Marie où est-elle? “where is Mary”? and as John and he in substandard English “John he went home”)
II.
transitive verb
1. : to supply with cross-references
cross-reference a catalog
2. : to refer from (as one subject) to a related subject
a book given coherence by cross-referenced paragraphs
intransitive verb
: cross-refer