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Definition: Cross-reference |
Cross-referenceNoun1. A reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Cross-referenceSynonym: cross-index (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Cross-reference |
| Specialty definitions using "cross-reference": cxref ♦ xref. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Cross-reference" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (Querverweis). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Laos | MOREOVER, SINCE THE REGISTRY SYSTEM AT THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE IS NOT COMPUTERIZED AND APPARENTLY LACKS THE CAPACITY TO CROSS-REFERENCE RECORDS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF A PIECE OF PROPERTY CARRIES ANY PRIOR ENCUMBRANCES. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Cross-reference" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 54.05% of the time. "Cross-reference" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 54.05% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 43.24% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.7% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 37 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "cross-reference"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | توجيب, الاسناد الترافقي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | препратка. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | odkaz (bequest, legacy, reference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | krydsreferenceliste (cross-reference lists). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kruisverwijzingslijsten (cross-reference lists). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | viittaus (allusion, hint, insinuation, intimation, suggestion, tip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | renvoi (cross reference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | querverweis (cross references). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παραπομπή (citation, quotation, reference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אפ י". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | utalás (allusion, commitment, hint, indication, mention, reference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rinvio (adjournment, postponement, prorogation, remittal, return, sending back, suspence), rimando (return). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 相'参照 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そう"さ"しょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | crosh-imraa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oss-referencecray citação (adduction, arraignment, citation, commonplace, excerption, intimation, mention, monition, notification, quotation, quote, reference, subpoena, summons, writ), referência cruzada, nota remissiva. (various references) notã de trimitere (reference mark). (various references) перекрестная ссылка (cross reference). (various references) upućivanje (initiation, reference). (various references) referencia (allusion, detail, reference), nota de remisión. (various references) hänvisning (reference). (various references) перехресне посилання. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-e-f-n-o-r-r-r-s-s" | |
-4 letters: conferrers, ferrocenes, reenforces, references. | |
-5 letters: conferees, conferrer, confreres, enforcers, ferrocene, foreseers, frescoers, reenforce, reference, rescreens, screeners, sorcerers. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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