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Word | Allusion |
passing reference or indirect mention / A figurative or symbolical reference. / indirect reference / an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference., | |
Usage | ⇒ This cross-border shelling is an allusion of war ⇒ When Amanda said to the ticket scalper, "One hundred bucks? What do you want, a pound of flesh?" she was making an allusion to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. ⇒ an allusion to Shakespeare ⇒ The circus poster about the strong man made an allusion to hercules ⇒ in allusion to |
Synonyms | mention, reference, suggestion, hint, innuendo, intimation, imagery, implication, citation, figure of speech, quotation, referral, metaphor, simile, insinuation, direction, indication, remark, adumbration, connotation, |
Antonyms | reality, contraindication, mention, rebelliousness, review, connotation, expression, cool, overtone, clue, |
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