Standard Lemma guide

cross-index

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • My record collection is sorted alphabetically by song title, but I've also cross-indexed it by artist.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cross-reference

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation

3

verb

Meaning 3

make an index that refers from one point to the next

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These references are cross-indexed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: index

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.