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cross-in·dex (krôsndks, krs-)

v. cross-in·dexed, cross-in·dex·ing, cross-in·dex·es

v.tr.

1. To index (a particular item) under more than one heading.

2. To furnish (an index in a book, for example) with cross-references.

v.intr.

To furnish cross-references.

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cross-index n.

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cross-index

n

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a note or notes referring the reader to other material

vb

1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (intr) (of a note in a book) to refer to related material

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to provide or be provided with cross-indexes

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cross-index - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work cross-reference cite, quotation, reference, mention, acknowledgment, citation, credit - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
Verb	1.	cross-index - make an index that refers from one point to the next; "These references are cross-indexed" index - list in an index