cross-index vs citation

citation vs cross-index

cross-index and citation both are nouns.

cross-index is a verb but citation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-index	Yes	No	Yes	No
citation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, citation is a hypernym of cross-index; that is, citation is a word with a broader meaning than cross-index:

cross-index: a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
citation: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other hypernyms of cross-index include acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference.

cross-index (noun)	citation (noun)
a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work	an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
	a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
	(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

cross-index (verb)	citation (verb)
make an index that refers from one point to the next

Difference between cross-index and citation

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