ALLUSION Meaning of ALLUSION in English [ ə'lu:ʒ(ə)n , -'lju:- ]■ noun an indirect or implicit reference. ↘the practice of making ~s.OriginC16: from Fr., or from late L. allusio(n-) , from alludere (see allude ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004