Allusion and Message

Allusion

Allusion noun - Passing reference or indirect mention.

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Message and allusion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Message" instead a noun "Allusion".

Nearby Words: allusive, alluded, alluding, allusively

Message noun - A piece of conveyed information.

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Allusion and message are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allusion" instead a noun "Message".

Nearby Words: messaged, messaging

good	good allusion	good message
nice	nice allusion	nice message
clear	clear allusion	clear message
similar	similar allusion	similar message
Other adjectives: brief, fake, single, simple, strong, little, bad, subtle, supposed, political.

Unfortunately, he misspells the killer's name, he writes the clue as an allusion to a Chinese legend, and the killer's younger brother erases the message and steals the other piece of evidence.

Source: Dying Clue
Alice Allusion: Neo has his first meeting with Trinity after a chatroom message suggests he follow a white rabbit (actually a client's girlfriend, who has a white rabbit tattoo).

Source: Film / The Matrix

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