allusion
noun
[ əˈluːʒ(ə)n ]
• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
• "an allusion to Shakespeare"
Similar:
reference to,
mention of,
comment on,
remark about,
citation of,
quotation of,
hint at,
intimation of,
suggestion of,
implication,
insinuation,
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a pun, metaphor, or parable): from French, or from late Latin allusio(n- ), from the verb alludere (see allude).
