allusion
pronunciation
How to pronounce allusion in British English:
UK [əˈluːʒn]
How to pronounce allusion in American English:
US [əˈluːʒn]
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- Noun:
- passing reference or indirect mention
Word Origin
- allusion
- allusion: see illusion
- allusion (n.)
- 1540s, from Latin allusionem (nominative allusio) "a playing with, a reference to," noun of action from past participle stem of alludere (see allude). An allusion is never an outright or explicit mention of the person or thing the speaker seems to have in mind.
Example
- 1. Some call it the " sake " party , an allusion to america 's tea-party movement .
- 2. He mentioned cyberattacks , the nuclear ambitions of iran and north korea , mideast turmoil and " rising powers " - an allusion to china .
- 3. It is here that state council representative wang 's allusion to " hidden dangers " rings especially true .
- 4. For instance , the article finds praise for som 's jin mao skyscraper in shanghai , which is celebrated for its functionality and its elegant allusion to an ancient tower in suzhou .
- 5. He called on india to soon launch talks toward a free trade agreement and also for the removal of barriers to investment , an allusion to india 's often protective policies which mean no chinese banks are operating here while 10 indian banks have set up branches in china .