cross-refer

1. 1.

   refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists

   Broadermention

Questions about cross-refer

What does cross-refer mean?

cross-refer means "refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists".

How many syllables are in cross-refer?

cross-refer has 3 syllables and divides as cross--re-fer under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is cross-refer a common word?

cross-refer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.