allusion
/əˈɫuʒən/
an indirect reference to something outside the text
“Calling someone a 'Scrooge' is an allusion to Dickens.”
Origin: Latin allusio a playing with from alludere to play with from ad- to + ludere to play
/əˈɫuʒən/
an indirect reference to something outside the text
“Calling someone a 'Scrooge' is an allusion to Dickens.”
Origin: Latin allusio a playing with from alludere to play with from ad- to + ludere to play