al·lu·sion
/əˈlo͞oZH(ə)n/
noun
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
"an allusion to Shakespeare"
synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment on, remark about, citation of, quotation of, hint at, intimation of, suggestion of, implication, insinuation
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Allusion
Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from an unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make a direct connection. Where the connection is directly and explicitly stated by... Wikipedia
noun · a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: The novel's title is an allusion to Shakespeare.