Allusion
31allusion — noun Etymology: Late Latin allusion , allusio, from Latin alludere Date: 1548 1. an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also the use of such references 2. the act of alluding to or hinting at something • allusive …
32Allusion — Die Allusion (lat. alludere: [auf etwas] anspielen, [etwas] andeuten) bezeichnet eine Verwendung von Ausdrücken in der mündlichen oder schriftlichen Rede, die nicht direkt, sondern indirekt (andeutungsweise) eine Handlung des Gesprächspartners… …
33allusion — See allusion, delusion, elusion, illusion …
34allusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reference, suggestion, hint, mention. See information, figurative. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reference, mention, hint, suggestion, inference, quotation, citation, remark, statement, connection,… …
35allusion — al|lu|sion [ ə luʒn ] noun count or uncount a statement that refers to something in an indirect way: Horvath made an allusion to some problems in his past …
36allusion n — If they say you look good in glasses that would be an optical allusion …
37allusion — noun the town s name is an allusion to its founding family Syn: reference to, mention of, suggestion of, hint to, intimation of, comment on, remark on …
38allusion — al•lu•sion [[t]əˈlu ʒən[/t]] n. 1) a passing or casual reference to something, either directly or implied: an allusion to Shakespeare[/ex] 2) the act of alluding • Etymology: 1540–50; < LL allūsiō < allūd(ere) (see allude) …
39allusion — /əˈluʒən / (say uh loohzhuhn) noun 1. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to the classics. 2. Obsolete a metaphor. {Latin allūsio a playing with} –allusional, adjective …
40allusion — alusioun, ien f. allusion …
