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il⋅lus⋅tra⋅tion
[il-uh-strey-shuh
n] 
–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
1325–75; ME < L illustrātiōn- (s. of illustrātiō) the act of making vivid, illustrating. See illustrate, -ion
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Illustration
Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.]1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. 2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. 3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
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Language Translation for : illustration
Spanish:
ilustración,
German:
die Abbildung,
Japanese:
さし絵
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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