# intertextuality

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
2. The reference to another separate and distinct text within a text.

## Etymology
From French intertextualité.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intertextuality