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allusion(dictionary)

allusion (iou)



allusion noun. M16.
[French, or late Latin allusio(n-), from allus- pa. ppl stem of alludere ALLUDE verb: see -ION.]
A play on words, a pun. M16-M18.
A metaphor, a parable, an allegory. M16-L18.
A covert, passing, or indirect reference (to); popularly any reference to. E17.