<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: The novel's title is an allusion to Shakespeare.</li><li>the act of alluding; the making of a casual or indirect reference to something: The Bible is a fertile source of allusion in art.</li><li>Obsolete: a metaphor or parable.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>