intertextuality
noun
in·ter·tex·tu·al·i·ty
ˌin-tər-ˌteks-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē 
plural intertextualities
: the complex interrelationship between a text and other texts taken as basic to the creation or interpretation of the text
intertextually
adverb
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But there is a new level of intertextuality among the three singers, whose hearty generosity and palpable eagerness to be together seem to temper the possibility of any one voice becoming dominant.
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023
And the web—particularly social media—provides countless opportunities for intertextuality, chances to recontextualize, retweet, repost, riposte.
—WIRED, 3 Feb. 2023
Øyehaug’s dizzyingly inventive fictions are suffused with uncanny observations about the natural world and a pervasive, tongue-in-cheek intertextuality.
—The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
The specific linguistic mechanism at play when fans bat around Swift quotes is called intertextuality—basically, taking quotes and bringing them into new context, like a subreddit or a Senate hearing.
—WIRED, 3 Feb. 2023
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023
And the web—particularly social media—provides countless opportunities for intertextuality, chances to recontextualize, retweet, repost, riposte.
—WIRED, 3 Feb. 2023
Øyehaug’s dizzyingly inventive fictions are suffused with uncanny observations about the natural world and a pervasive, tongue-in-cheek intertextuality.
—The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
The specific linguistic mechanism at play when fans bat around Swift quotes is called intertextuality—basically, taking quotes and bringing them into new context, like a subreddit or a Senate hearing.
—WIRED, 3 Feb. 2023
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“Intertextuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertextuality. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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