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intertext

intertext noun: a reference to one text within another.

Noun

intertext (plural intertexts)

  1. A reference to one text within another.

Forms of intertext

pluralintertexts

Origin of intertext

From inter- + text.

Questions about intertext

What does intertext mean?
Intertext means a reference to one text within another.
What part of speech is intertext?
Intertext is a noun.
What is the plural of intertext?
The plural of intertext is intertexts.

Words near intertext in the dictionary

  1. intertester
  2. intertex
  3. intertexed
  4. intertexes
  5. intertexing
  6. intertext
  7. intertexts
  8. intertextual
  9. intertextualities
  10. intertextuality
  11. intertextualization

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