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allusions

allusions is the plural of allusion.

Meaning of allusion

Noun

allusion (countable and uncountable, plural allusions)

  1. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
    • I remember, before the Dwarf left the Queen, he followed us one day into thoſe gardens, and my Nurſe having ſet me down, he and I being cloſe together, near ſome Dwarf Apple trees, I muſt need ſhew my Wit, by a ſilly Alluſion between him and the Trees, which happens to hold in their Language as it...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages...

Questions about allusions

What is allusions the plural of?
Allusions is the plural of allusion.

Words near allusions in the dictionary

  1. alluringness
  2. allurings
  3. Alluris
  4. allus
  5. allusion
  6. allusions
  7. allusive
  8. allusively
  9. allusiveness
  10. allusivenesses
  11. allusivity

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