ALLUSION

ALLU'SION, noun alluzhun. [Latin See Allude.]A reference to something not explicitly mentioned; a hint; a suggestion, by which something is applied or understood to belong to that which is not mentioned, by means of some similitude which is perceived between them.

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allusion. allusion, meaning and pointing to another matter then is spoken in words

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allusion. Allusion, n. a hint, indirect reference

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Al‐lu″sion (�), n. [[L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude: cf. F. allusion.]] 1. 1. A figurative or symbolical reference.
2. 2. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.