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How to spell allusion

Allusion is spelled A-L-L-U-S-I-O-N.

What it means: An indirect mention or reference.

In a sentence: The book made an allusion to a famous fairy tale. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double l, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: alluded, alluding, allusive, allusively, allusiveness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Allusion” comes from the Latin verb *alludere*, meaning “to refer to” or literally “to play with” (words or ideas). This playful origin fits the way writers ‘play’ with readers’ knowledge by hinting at stories, history, or culture without naming them directly.

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