allusion[noun]Synonyms: reference, casual remark, hint, implication, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, suggestion
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al‧lu‧sion /əˈluːʒ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: allusio, from Latin alludere; ⇒ allude]
something said or written that mentions a subject, person etc indirectly
allusion to
The committee made no allusion to the former President in its report.literary/classical/cultural etc allusions Eliot’s poetry is full of biblical allusions. In his poetry we find many allusions to the human body.—allusive /-sɪv/
adjective [only before noun] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲