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"intertextuality" has 5 syllables: int-ert-ext-ual-ity.
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“When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.”
“When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.”
"Intertextuality" has 5 syllables: int · ert · ext · ual · ity.
Intertextuality: The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
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