The allusion was not lost on me.
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Allusion
/əˈlu.ʒən/
Synonyms for "allusion" (55 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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Noun(6 words)
imageimageryimplicationimplied meaningimportinferenceinnuendointimationironic suggestionmalapropismmeaning
Related words (27)
Noun(7 words)
metaphormetaphorical sensenuanceoccult meaningovertonepresumptionpresuppositionquotationsimilespeechsubsensesubsidiary sensesuggestionsuppositionsymbolismtingetouchundercurrentundermeaningundertone
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8 entriesbiblical allusionclassic allusionclassical allusionhistorical allusionintertextual allusionliterary allusionmythic allusionmythological allusion
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5 entriesbiblical allusionhistorical allusionintertextual allusionliterary allusionmythological allusion
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15 total sentences available.
She makes no allusion in the book to her profession.
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She made an allusion to his misconduct.
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There's an allusion to one of Debussy's works in that song.
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