allusion
An indirect referenceAn indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
» French is a language of allusions.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
Anspielung, Allusion
аллю́зияalljúzija, намёкnamjók
на́тякnátjak, алю́зіяaljúzija
passing reference or indirect mention
Examples
16 sentencesFrench is a language of allusions.
The allusion was not lost on me.
deDie Anspielung entging mir nicht.
She made an allusion to his misconduct.
She made an allusion to his lack of education.
deSie machte eine Andeutung auf seine fehlende Bildung.
A mere allusion is enough for a wise man.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin allūsiōnem, accusative singular of allūsiō (“the act of playing with”), from alFrom Latin allūsiōnem, accusative singular of allūsiō (“the act of playing with”), from allūdō (“play with; allude”), from al-, combining form of ad (“to”), + lūdō (“play”): compare French allusion.
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Forms
plural: allusionsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable