allusion

See also Allusion

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From 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.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ʌˈlu.ʒən/
• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

allusion (plural allusions)

1. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.

Translations

indirect reference, hint

Bulgarian: намек (bg), загатване (bg) Catalan: al·lusió (ca) f. Danish: hentydning (da) c. Dutch: allusie f., toespeling f., zinspeling f. Finnish: alluusio German: Anspielung (de) f., Allusion (de) f. Hungarian: utalás (hu) Italian: allusione (it) f.

Luxembourgish: Allusioun (lb) f. Norwegian: allusjon (no) m., hentydning (no) c. Portuguese: alusão (pt) f. Russian: аллюзия (ru) f., намёк (ru) m. Scottish Gaelic: iomradh (gd) m., luaidh (gd) m. Spanish: alusión (es) Turkish: gönderme (tr)

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French

Etymology

From Latin allūsiōnem, accusative singular of allūsiō (“the act of playing with”), from allūdō (“allude”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

allusion f. (plural allusions)

1. allusion, innuendo

   En parlant ainsi, il faisait allusion aux mœurs de son temps.

   In speaking thus, he was alluding [literally making allusion] to the mores of his time.