Allusion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈluːʒn|  American pronunciation of the word allusion
Brit.  |əˈluːʒ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word allusion

noun

- passing reference or indirect mention

Extra examples

The lyrics contain biblical allusions.

She made allusion to her first marriage.

She made no allusion to the incident.

The committee made no allusion to the former President in its report.

Eliot's poetry is full of biblical allusions.

In his poetry we find many allusions to the human body.

An allusion will readily be understood.

As I had not read the book, the allusion was wasted on me.

Word forms

noun
singular: allusion
plural: allusions
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