This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.

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11 April, 19:26

This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.

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Trinity Walton · Answer 1

Allusion is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.

It is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.