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What is the noun for allude?

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allusion
  1. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Yet isn't this what is implied in the allusion which does not advert to the activities of the army?”
      “But any meaning could be expressed, so that the language brought into play whole new principles of allusion and definition.”
      “This word means fiery ones, in allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love.”
allusiveness
  1. The quality of being allusive.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The allusiveness requires us to attend to the internal structure of the text, and at the same time asks us to step outside it, to other texts.”
      “There are kinds of subtlety and metaphorical allusiveness that are easier to achieve in comics than in novels.”
      “She uses non-realistic devices from fairy tale and a playful allusiveness to other texts in both dialogue and third-person narration.”
allusivity
allusivenesses
  1. plural of allusiveness
allusions
  1. plural of allusion
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They must have found their teacher too sophisticated, too full of recondite allusions for them to follow.”
      “Hellenistic literature displayed a mandarin artificiality full of recondite, learned allusions and a lively, realistic interest in everyday life.”
      “Schoolchildren are required to learn vast amounts of quotations by heart, and allusions and quotes are sprinkled throughout everyday speech.”
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