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allusion
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.
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