/ əˈluːʒn; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] allusion (to sb/sth) something that is said or written that refers to or mentions another person or subject in an indirect way (= alludes to it) :
His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings.
Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (denoting a pun, metaphor, or parable): from French , or from late Latin allusio(n-) , from the verb alludere , from ad- towards + ludere to play.