Allusion and Warning

Allusion

Allusion noun - Passing reference or indirect mention.

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

Nearby Words: allusive, alluded, alluding, allusively

Warning noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

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Allusion and warning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allusion" instead a noun "Warning".

Nearby Words: warn, warned

good	good allusion	good warning
clear	clear allusion	clear warning
similar	similar allusion	similar warning
brief	brief allusion	brief warning
Other adjectives: standard, single, obvious, small, little, subtle, early, vague, explicit, visual.

He says to her, simply, "Remember Bespin" - an obvious allusion to the Cloud City confrontation in The Empire Strikes Back, and a warning that Luke is not as weak and naïve as he might first appear.

Source: Noodle Incident / Film
Speaking of which: Icarus Allusion: Twilight Sparkle makes some magical wings for Rarity, warning her that they are very delicate.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S1 E16 "Sonic Rainboom"
Literary Allusion Title: To the comic poem 'Warning', a.k.a 'When I am an old woman I shall wear purple', by Jenny Joseph.

Source: Discworld / I Shall Wear Midnight

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