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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanket
"उनकी कविता में पौराणिक कथाओं का एक संकेत था।"
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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
"The novel's title is an allusion to a Shakespearean play."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'alludere', meaning 'to play with', 'to jest', or 'to refer to', formed by combining 'ad-' (to) and 'ludere' (to play). Entering Middle English in the 16th century via Old French, the term evolved from general playful references to mean a literary or figurative indirect mention of a person, place, event, or artwork.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allusion" is said worldwide
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allusion
Transliteration: allusion
"Son discours contient une allusion claire à la situation politique."
Anspielung
Transliteration: Anspielung
"Seine Bemerkung war eine deutliche Anspielung auf den Skandal."
allusione
Transliteration: allusione
"Il libro è pieno di allusioni alla mitologia classica."
alusión
Transliteration: alusión
"Hizo una alusión indirecta a su pasado."
alusão
Transliteration: alusão
"O poema faz uma bela alusão à primavera."
संकेत
Transliteration: sanket
"उनकी कविता में पौराणिक कथाओं का एक संकेत था।"
典故
Transliteration: diăngù
"这篇文章包含许多历史典故。"
암시
Transliteration: amsi
"그의 발언은 과거 사건에 대한 미묘한 암시였다."
暗喩
Transliteration: anyū
"その小説には多くの文学的引用が含まれている。"
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