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The answer ALLUSIVE has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of allusive in various dictionaries:
adj - characterized by indirect references
verb - to make an indirect reference
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| Containing or characterized by indirect references: an allusive speech. |
| using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention. |
| characterized by indirect references |
| containing a lot of allusions: |
| Using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention. |
| Allusive might refer to |
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| Allusion is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external context. It is left to the audience to make the connection; where the connection is directly and explicitly stated (as opposed to indirectly implied) by the author, it is instead usually termed a reference. In the arts, a literary allusion puts the alluded text in a new context under which it assumes new meanings and denotations. It is not possible to predetermine the nature of all the new meanings and inter-textual patterns that an allusion will generate. Literary allusion is closely related to parody and pastiche, which are also "text-linking" literary devices.In a wider, more informal context, an allusion is a passing or casually short statement indicating broader meaning. It is an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication, such as "In the stock market, he met his Waterloo." |