An allusion was a short reference to a person, object, place, event, or other literary work.
In 2364, while Riker and Data were searching through medical records, Data listed a Human proverb with meanings such as folklore, historical allusion, tribal memories, or religion. (TNG: "The Naked Now")
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| Adages • Allusion • Aphorism • Axiom • Cliché • Colloquialism • Euphemism • Hyperbole • Idiom • Metaphor • Motto • Onomatopoeia • Oxymoron • Personification • Profanity • Proverb • Quotation • Rhetoric • Rhetorical question • Saying • Simile • Slang |
| Subjective parlance: Arts • Biblical • Economic • Legal • Medical • Military • Nautical • Sports |