"cross-index" meaning in English

See cross-index in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cross-indexes [present, singular, third-person], cross-indexing [participle, present], cross-indexed [participle, past], cross-indexed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-index (third-person singular simple present cross-indexes, present participle cross-indexing, simple past and past participle cross-indexed)
  1. (transitive) To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cross-index-en-verb-V2EZiN9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cross-index meaning in English (1.2kB)

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          "text": "My record collection is sorted alphabetically by song title, but I've also cross-indexed it by artist."
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        "To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way."
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        "(transitive) To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way."
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