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e⋅lu⋅sion

[i-loo-zhuhn]
–noun
the act of eluding; evasion.

Origin:
1540–50; < LL ēlūsiōn- (s. of ēlūsiō) deception, evasion, equiv. to ēlūs(us), ptp. of ēlūdere to elude (ē- e- + lūd- play + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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e·lu·sion   (ĭ-lōō'zhən)   
n.  The act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion.

[Medieval Latin ēlūsiō, ēlūsiōn-, mockery, contempt, from Latin ēlūsus, past participle of ēlūdere, to escape, mock; see elude.]
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