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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allusion \Al*lu"sion\, n. [L. allusio, fr alludere to allude:
cf F. allusion.]
1. A figurative or symbolical reference. [Obs.]
2. A reference to something supposed to be known but not
explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect
reference; a hint.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
allusion
n : passing reference or indirect mention
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