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al·lude (ə lo̵̅o̅d′, a-)

intransitive verb alluded -·lud′ed, alluding -·lud′·ing

to refer in a casual or indirect way (to)

Etymology: L alludere, to joke, jest < ad-, to + ludere, to play: see ludicrous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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