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allusion

Summary

allusion is a stylistic device[1]. allusion draws 231 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #28 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • allusion's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • allusion's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[4].
  • allusion's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[5].

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Definition and Type

allusion's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].

Why It Matters

allusion draws 231 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #28 of 107).[2] allusion has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] allusion is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_allusion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{allusion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/allusion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → stylistic device
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Basque Literature Terms Dictionary
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