/ əˈluːd; NAmE / verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- allude to sb/sth
—see also allusion ➡ note at mention
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense hint at, suggest ): from Latin allus- , alludere , from ad- towards + ludere to play.
/ əˈluːd; NAmE / verb
•
PHRASAL VERBS
- allude to sb/sth
—see also allusion ➡ note at mention
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense hint at, suggest ): from Latin allus- , alludere , from ad- towards + ludere to play.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005