noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
classical
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He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion .
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The thing about Mr Healey's delightful book is not only the bloody poetry but the classical allusions .
literary
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A little literary allusion , for another.
■ VERB
make
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Paige looked round, unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not.
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It does not mention the sacrifice of Iphigenia, and makes only a dubious allusion to the Judgment of Paris.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In various other places and strands of the New Testament we find similar unselfconscious allusions to the three persons in the deity.
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Like the cabalistic use of hints and allusions, it achieves results seemingly out of proportion to the measures employed.
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Many pages of the New Testament contain quotations or allusions to the Old Testament.
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Paige looked round, unsure if he was making some allusion to her or not.
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The allusion to clouds is anything but fortuitous, emphasizing as it does the link between the sound of drums and thunder.
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The play abounds in biblical and religious allusions, typical of Romantic works, and also prevalent in the comedia lacrimosa.