ALLUDED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Allude

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late 15th century (in the sense ‘hint at, suggest’): from Latin allus-, alludere, from ad- ‘towards’ + ludere ‘to play’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈl(j)uːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

Short Definition:

suggest or call attention to indirectly

Examples:
  • she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name

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