intertext

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noun

A reference to one text within another.

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Meanings

nounintertext (plural intertexts)

plural intertexts

  1. A reference to one text within another.

Origin

From inter- + text.

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Cite this entry
APA

intertext. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertext

MLA

“intertext.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertext. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertext,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertext.

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