🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

暗喩

Pronunciation / Transliteration: anyū

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Allusion/əˈluːʒən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"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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As noun
  1. 1

    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."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Latin allusio(n-), from alludere 'play with, refer to' (see allude).

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