Allusion and Reference to

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Allusion noun - Passing reference or indirect mention.

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

Nearby Words: allusive, alluded, alluding, allusively

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Allusion and reference to are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Allusion" with "Reference to", this terms are similar.

An Allohistorical Allusion that goes far enough to hurt suspension of disbelief is referred to as a Citroën DS incident, in reference to said car appearing in Battlestar Galactica (2003).

Source: Allohistorical Allusion
The chase scene with the flying tables is a reference to the space battles in the Star Wars movies, possibly a director allusion, as Genndy Tartakovsky directed the original Clone Wars miniseries.

Source: Western Animation / Hotel Transylvania
Nor was he the Christmas Creature in Memphis (didn't stop Jerry Lawler from making a snide reference to it once, and a more lighthearted allusion to it a few years later).

Source: Wrestling / Kane

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