Allusion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈluːʒn|
Brit.
|əˈluːʒ(ə)n|
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
singular: allusion
plural: allusions
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