intertextuality

[ in-ter-teks-choo-al-i-tee ]

noun

1. the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other:

   the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting.

Other Words From

• inter·textu·al adjective
• inter·textu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intertextuality¹

1970–75; < French intertextualité < inter- inter- + textuel textual + -ité -ity