What's the difference between allusion and implication?

Allusion


Definition:

  • (n.) A figurative or symbolical reference.
  • (n.) A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Both sides sought a decisive goal in a frenetic finish but ultimately the league leaders and the side fighting relegation shared the points and Mourinho wound up making dark allusions to the influence of officials .
  • (2) The research reported here comprises an empirical investigation of the phenomenon of typographic allusion.
  • (3) Although psychiatric literature abounds in allusions to the phenomenon of "déjà vu", few communications were devoted to an analysis of this interesting psychological state.
  • (4) Mislabelling of shadow as distractor words and vice versa, on recall and recognition tasks, showed the strongest correlation with allusive thinking.
  • (5) Alain's allusions to unfamiliar subjects, whether literary or not, are another problem he shares with many French writers – though these aren't really a problem for the translator.
  • (6) Glossy hair with waves and curls: this evokes allusions to Moorish Spain and Mexico.
  • (7) At the recent Encountering the Anthropocene conference convened by the University of Sydney, an Indigenous elder described to me some of the allusive stories of his people's empathetic relationships with whales.
  • (8) Like all Hamilton's interiors it is a space of strange allusiveness and ambiguities.
  • (9) There have been months of speculation, ranging from the discovery in January that variations on the name of the New York City FC team had been registered as domain names , to a recent heavy-handed allusion Commissioner Garber made to there being an announcement expected in a few weeks — widely taken as a reference to the forthcoming Manchester City vs Chelsea friendly at Yankee Stadium.
  • (10) is an allusion to the disbelief that she and the others feel at how people on benefits are being treated, she says.
  • (11) It is hypothesized that allusive, as compared with non-allusive thinkers, have a broader but less intense attention process associated with weaker inhibition.
  • (12) Pressed by Marr on whether he would raise the level of fuel duty, Osborne would not be drawn but made vague allusions to his party’s manifesto commitments.
  • (13) The use of actors enabled Barnard to introduce further layers of allusion to Dunbar's career.
  • (14) He washed volunteers’ feet on the steps of the capitol building in an allusion to the gospel of John, in which Jesus washes the disciples in what Cato said was an act of love “with no caveat”.
  • (15) Rendering these pronunciations on paper gives Riddley Walker the physical intimacy of throat and mouth working, but there's depth and allusion to it to.
  • (16) Horace Walpole (1717-1797) coined the term serendipity in 1754 in allusion to an ancient oriental legend of the "Three Princes of Serendip".
  • (17) But the headline is also an ironic allusion to the state-funded radio service that broadcast anti-communist propaganda around the world during the cold war.
  • (18) The whole King James Bible is littered with literary allusions, almost as many as Shakespeare (to quote that distinguished authority Anon, the trouble with Hamlet is it's so full of clichées).
  • (19) Gay viewers seeking mainstream self-identification in the cinema have usually had to settle for winking nuances and allusions, or at worst, the more oblivious homoeroticism of sundry Michael Bay-style brawnfests.
  • (20) The only allusion to the controversy of the continued presence in this country that I could find in the museum was a notice near the entrance to the Duveen Gallery.

Implication


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
  • (n.) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Strains isolated from the environment and staff were not implicated.
  • (2) The possibility that both IL 2 production and IL 2R expression are autonomously activated early in T cell development, before acquisition of the CD3-TcR complex, led us to study the implication of alternative pathways of activation at this ontogenic stage.
  • (3) Tumour necrosis factor (TNF), a polypeptide produced by mononuclear phagocytes, has been implicated as an important mediator of inflammatory processes and of clinical manifestations in acute infectious diseases.
  • (4) We have not yet been honest about the implications, and some damaging myths have arisen.
  • (5) Implications of the theory for hypothesis testing, theory construction, and scales of measurement are considered.
  • (6) A review is made from literature and an inventory of psychological and organic factors implicated in this pathology.
  • (7) The high incidence of infant astigmatism has implications for critical periods in human visual development and for infant acuity.
  • (8) Implications for practice and research include need for support groups with nurses as facilitators, the importance of fostering hope, and need for education of health care professionals.
  • (9) The literature on depression and immunity is reviewed and the clinical implications of our findings are discussed.
  • (10) The implications of the findings in terms of strategic tick control are discussed.
  • (11) In light of these findings, the implications of the need to address appraisals and coping efforts in research and therapy with incest victims was emphasized.
  • (12) These calculated values are compared with observed values and implications of the agreement are discussed.
  • (13) The implications of inhibition of protein kinase C by adriamycin-iron(III) are discussed.
  • (14) These findings indicate the cytogenetic correlation with clinical and morphological picture, which consequently implicates the diagnostic and prognostic significance of chromosomal aspects.
  • (15) The aim was to clarify the nature of their constituent cells, specifically the giant ganglion-like cells and spindle cells, and to discuss the implications for histogenesis.
  • (16) Implications for vibrotactile training are discussed.
  • (17) Implications for assessment intervention and prevention were discussed and further research suggested.
  • (18) Our findings suggest that the affinity of aldose reductase for glucose in patients with diabetic complications may be increased and that the polyol pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications.
  • (19) The onset of the symptoms usually occurs within a few minutes after ingestion of the implicated food, and the duration of symptoms ranges from a few hours to 24 h. Antihistamines can be used effectively to treat this intoxication.
  • (20) The implications of this interaction for research in MMTP effectiveness are discussed.