Dictionary
al•lu•sion
Pronunciation: (u-lOO'zhun), [key]—
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.
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