n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ teks-ch ə - ' wa-l ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: French intertextualité, from inter- + textuel textual + -ité -ity
Date: 1975
: the complex interrelationship between a text and other texts taken as basic to the creation or interpretation of the text
– in · ter · tex · tu · al \ - ' teks-ch ə -w ə l \ adjective
– in · ter · tex · tu · al · ly adverb