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ALLUSIVE

\ɐlˈuːsɪv], \ɐlˈuːsɪv], \ɐ_l_ˈuː_s_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of ALLUSIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

characterized by indirect references; "allusive speech is characterized by allusions"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Having reference to something not definitely or fully expressed.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Suggestive; figurative.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Hinting at something.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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