cross-references

Definition of cross-referencesnext
plural of cross-reference
as in references
a notation in a book (such as a dictionary) that tells you where to look for more information The almanac includes cross-references to a map and timeline for each country.

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  • Though not everyone will jump on board, aficionados of the panoply of Nightmare on Halloween the 13th knock-offs – and the diminishing returns that followed – will know the references and get the affectionate, tongue-in-cheek humor.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • The trailers lean hard into cinephile in-jokes, typically riffing on film history before colliding those references with the realities of running a defiantly non-mainstream festival.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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“Cross-references.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-references. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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