elusion

[ ih-loo-zhuhn ]

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noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

Origin of elusion

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin ēlūsiōn- (stem of ēlūsiō ) “deception, evasion,” equivalent to ēlūs(us), past participle of ēlūdere “to elude ” (ē- e-¹ + lūd- “play” + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Words that may be confused with elusion

allusion, elusion , illusion

Words Nearby elusion

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How to use elusion in a sentence

The game of challenge and elusion on her part, of perpetual and ever more ardent advance on his.
The Black Pearl | Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
I said it was, and done in defiance and by elusion of the law.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 | T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

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