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il⋅lus⋅tra⋅tion

  [il-uh-strey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.
2. a comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration.
3. the act or process of illuminating.
4. the act of clarifying or explaining; elucidation.
5. Archaic. illustriousness; distinction.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L illustrātiōn- (s. of illustrātiō) the act of making vivid, illustrating. See illustrate, -ion

Synonyms:
2. explication. See case 1 .
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il·lus·tra·tion   (ĭl'ə-strā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of clarifying or explaining.

    2. The state of being clarified or explained.

  2. Material used to clarify or explain. See Synonyms at example.

  3. Visual matter used to clarify or decorate a text.

  4. Obsolete Illumination.

il'lus·tra'tion·al adj.
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Word Origin & History

illustration 
c.1375, "a spiritual illumination," from O.Fr. illustration, from L. illustrationem (nom. illustratio) "vivid representation" (in writing), lit. "an enlightening," from illustrare "light up, embellish, distinguish," from in- "in" + lustrare "make bright, illuminate." Mental sense of "act of making clear in the mind" is from 1581. Meaning "an illustrative picture" is from 1816. Illustrate "educate by means of examples," first recorded 1612. Sense of "provide pictures to explain or decorate" is 1638.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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