"nonallusive" meaning in English

See nonallusive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nonallusive [comparative], most nonallusive [superlative]
Etymology: From non- + allusive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|allusive}} non- + allusive Head templates: {{en-adj}} nonallusive (comparative more nonallusive, superlative most nonallusive)
  1. Not allusive; making no allusions; straightforward.
    Sense id: en-nonallusive-en-adj-CHLZB8mq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry
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          "text": "Some references to the rising of the sun or moon appear simply to signal a new day or night, and some of these nonallusive references have been omitted from the following list (though, too, some of the references that have been included may indeed be nonallusive in the final analysis) .",
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