allusion
21allusion — (al lu zion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Figure de rhétorique consistant à dire une chose qui fait penser à une autre. On distingue les allusions en historiques, quand elles rappellent un trait d histoire ; mythologiques, si elles… …
22allusion — allude, allusion 1. To allude to someone or something is to mention them ‘indirectly or covertly’, i.e. without mentioning their name, unlike refer, which means to mention them directly, i.e. by name. So if you refer to Julius Caesar you name him …
23allusion — /euh looh zheuhn/, n. 1. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. 2. the act of alluding. 3. Obs. a metaphor; parable. [1540 50; < LL allusion (s. of… …
24allusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, direct ▪ frequent ▪ indirect, subtle, vague, veiled ▪ She was made uncomfortable by …
25allusion — UK [əˈluːʒ(ə)n] / US [əˈluʒ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms allusion : singular allusion plural allusions formal a statement that refers to something in an indirect way Horvath made an allusion to some problems in his past …
26allusion — al|lu|sion [əˈlu:ʒən] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: allusio, from Latin alludere; ALLUDE] something said or written that mentions a subject, person etc indirectly allusion to ▪ The committee made no allusion to the former… …
27allusion — When the speaker happened to name Mr. Gladstone, the allusion was received with loud cheers (cited by Fowler). The word is not, as many suppose, a more impressive synonym for reference. When you allude to something, you do not specifically… …
28allusion — When the speaker happened to name Mr. Gladstone, the allusion was received with loud cheers (cited by Fowler). The word is not, as many suppose, a more impressive synonym for reference. When you allude to something, you do not specifically… …
29allusion — [[t]əlu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] allusions N VAR: oft N to n An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something. This last point was understood to be an allusion to the long standing hostility between the two leaders …
30allusion — nf. ALUJON (Annecy, St Germain Talloires, Thônes, Villards Thônes). Fra. À quoi /// à qui allusion cela fait allusion : yowe i vâ tonbâ <où ça va tomber> (Saxel) ? …
