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ALLUSION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does allusion mean?

• ALLUSION (noun)
The noun ALLUSION has 1 sense:

1. passing reference or indirect mention

Familiarity information: ALLUSION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALLUSION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Passing reference or indirect mention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("allusion" is a kind of...):

mention; reference (a remark that calls attention to something or someone)

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