Allusion

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:44:03

Al*lu"sion (#), n. [L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude: cf. F. allusion.]

A figurative or symbolical reference.

[Obs.]

A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.

How to be a fuck-up	Sweeney Among The Nightingales	utamakura	Just allude to it
alliteration	Mona Lisa Smile	Grammar as a tool, not a rule	allude
Dylan Dog	Peyton Place	In Festubert	Hohes C
Giant Flying Demi-Tasse with Incomprehensible Appendage Five Meters Long	When I Consider How My Light Is Spent	Say...there's something wrong with your monitor	The Je Ne Scai Quoi
A Wrinkle in Time	Illusion	Elusion	Thanotropism
elude	Macbeth	Where angels fear to tread	Metonymic gap

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