allusionnoun [ C ]
uk/əˈluː.ʒən/us/əˈluː.ʒən/something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person:
The film is full of allusions to Hitchcock.
Her novels are packed with literary allusions.
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Figurative use of language
- a metaphor for sth idiom
- allegory
- anthropomorphism
- as
- as it were idiom
- fig
- figurative
- figuratively
- figure of speech
- imagery
- ironic
- irony
- metaphor
- metaphorical
- metonymy
- mix
- mixed metaphor
- pathetic fallacy
- speak
- symbol
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