allusion

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al‧lu‧sion/əˈluːʒən/ 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]

noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
classical
▪ He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion.
▪ The thing about Mr Healey's delightful book is not only the bloody poetry but the classical allusions.
literary
▪ A little literary allusion, for another.
VERB
make
▪ Paige looked round, unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not.
▪ It does not mention the sacrifice of Iphigenia, and makes only a dubious allusion to the Judgment of Paris.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ In various other places and strands of the New Testament we find similar unselfconscious allusions to the three persons in the deity.
▪ Like the cabalistic use of hints and allusions, it achieves results seemingly out of proportion to the measures employed.
▪ Many pages of the New Testament contain quotations or allusions to the Old Testament.
▪ Paige looked round, unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not.
▪ The allusion to clouds is anything but fortuitous, emphasizing as it does the link between the sound of drums and thunder.
▪ The play abounds in biblical and religious allusions, typical of Romantic works, and also prevalent in the comedia lacrimosa.