Meaning of allusion | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
   countable, uncountable
2. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
3. Reference, especially when this is indirect or passing, to something else.
4. (with to) to mention. He did not allude to the remarks made by the previous speaker. verwys, sinspeel يُلَمِّح ، يُشِير споменавам aludir narážet anspielen hentyde (til) θίγω, κάνω μνεία aludir vihjama اشاره کردن؛ ذکر کردن viitata faire allusion לְהַזכִּיר संकेत करना osvrnuti se hivatkozik vmire menyebut, menyinggung vitna óbeint í, drepa á alludere, fare allusione 言及する 언급하다 užsiminti, daryti užuominą atsaukties menyentuh zinspelenhentyde nawiązywać, czynić aluzje اشاره کول، یادول mencionar a...
   with
5. (the act of making) a mention or reference. The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech. sinspeling تَلْمِيح، إشارَة ضِمْنِيَّه намек alusão narážka, zmínka die Anspielung hentydning νύξηalusión vihje اشاره viittaus allusionרמיזה संकेत osvrt utalás menyinggung lausleg eða óbein tilvitnun til allusione 言及 언급, 암시 aliuzija, užuomina atsaukšanās menyentuh toespelinghentydning, allusjonaluzja اشاره alusão aluzie упоминание narážka, zmienka namig aluzija hänsyftning, allusion การพา...
6. The act of alluding; indirect reference: Without naming names, the candidate criticized the national leaders by allusion.
7. An instance of indirect reference: an allusion to classical mythology in a poem.
8. the act of alluding
9. a passing reference; oblique or obscure mention
10. a passing or casual reference to something, either directly or implied: an allusion to Shakespeare.
11. the act of alluding.
12. n → Anspielung f (→ to auf +acc)
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Examples

“I remember, before the Dwarf left the Queen, he followed us one day into thoſe gardens, and my Nurſe having ſet me down, he and I being cloſe together, near ſome Dwarf Apple trees, I muſt need ſhew my Wit, by a ſilly Alluſion between him and the Trees, which happens to hold in their Language as it doth in ours.”

“We draw the conclusion then, that the very reason why the multitude, or the world, as they were designated by the Savior, did not receive an explanation upon his parables, was, because of unbelief. To you, he says, (speaking to his disciples) it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: and why? because of the faith and confidence which they had in him. This parable was spoken to demonstrate the effects that are produced by the preaching of the word; and we believe that it has an allusion directly, to the commencement, or the setting up of the kingdom in that age[…]”

“I shall reserve for my future work the discussion of these difficulties, and the tables themselves of the proportional numbers of the varying species. Dr. Hooker permits me to add, that after having carefully read my manuscript, and examined the tables, he thinks that the following statements are fairly well established. The whole subject, however, treated as it necessarily here is with much brevity, is rather perplexing, and allusions cannot be avoided to the “struggle for existence,” “divergence of character,” and other questions, hereafter to be discussed.”

“In order to understand some of the allusions readers must remember that the Autobiography was originally written in the form of "epistles addressed to Mr. Robert Riddell at London, by his friend and relative," to which, in their collected form, the author had given the title "Obscurities in Private Life Developed; or, Robinson Crusoe Untravelled."”

“The influence of Lucretius on Virgil was pervasive, especially in Virgil's Georgics; and it is in clear allusion to Lucretius that Virgil wrote, “Happy is the man who can read the causes of things.””

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