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allusion
English
Etymology
From Latin all?si?nem, accusative singular of all?si? (“the act of playing with”), from all?d? (“play with; allude”), from al-, combining form of ad (“to”), + l?d? (“play”): compare French allusion.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??lu.??n/
- Rhymes: -u???n
Noun
allusion (countable and uncountable, plural allusions)
- An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
- 2014, Kathleen Kuiper [editor], Classical Authors: 500 BCE to 1100 CE
- 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.”
- 1835, Joseph Smith, Jr., Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate
- 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 […]
- 2014, Kathleen Kuiper [editor], Classical Authors: 500 BCE to 1100 CE
Translations
Related terms
- allude
French
Etymology
From Latin all?si?nem, accusative singular of all?si? (“the act of playing with”), from all?d? (“allude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ly.zj??/
Noun
allusion f (plural allusions)
- allusion, innuendo
- En parlant ainsi, il faisait allusion aux mœurs de son temps.
- In speaking thus, he was alluding [literally making allusion] to the mores of his time.
- En parlant ainsi, il faisait allusion aux mœurs de son temps.
Further reading
- “allusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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intimation
English
Etymology
From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nt??me???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
intimation (plural intimations)
- The act of intimating.
- The thing intimated.
- Announcement; declaration.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
- They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
- A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, Walking:
- At length, perchance, the immaterial heaven will appear as much higher to the American mind, and the intimations that star it as much brighter.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 378:
- And actually I had important intimations to communicate as he faced the end. But intimations weren't much use.
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, Walking:
Translations
Related terms
- intimacy
- intimate
References
- “intimation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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