📖allusion (aluzjɔ̃)

noun
/əˈluːʒən/
allusion (allusion)

Signification

An indirect reference to something without mentioning it explicitly.
Traduction de la signification
Une référence indirecte à quelque chose sans le mentionner explicitement
Une reference indirecte a quelque chose sans le mentionner explicitement

Phrases d'exemple

Her story contained an allusion to a famous myth.

Son histoire contenait une allusion à un mythe célèbre.
Son histoire contenait une allusion à un mythe célèbre.

Synonymes

reference, hint, mention, implication, suggestion

Antonymes

statement, declaration, explanation

Collocations

make an allusion, literary allusion, subtle allusion, historical allusion

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