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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; Middle English < Latin illustrātiōn- (stem of illustrātiō) the act of making vivid, illustrating. See illustrate, -ion
1325–75; Middle English < Latin illustrātiōn- (stem of illustrātiō) the act of making vivid, illustrating. See illustrate, -ion
Related forms
non·il·lus·tra·tion, noun
o·ver·il·lus·tra·tion, noun
pre·il·lus·tra·tion, noun
re·il·lus·tra·tion, noun
su·per·il·lus·tra·tion, noun
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Example Sentences
- And of course the finished product doesn't look nearly as photogenic as the illustration in the book.
- Memories are stored in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, shown in red in this computer illustration.
- In illustration b, the image is even more compelling.
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Word Origin & History
illustration
late 14c., "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
EXPANDclear in the mind" is from 1580s. Meaning "an illustrative picture" is from 1816. Illustrate "educate by means of examples," first recorded 1610s. Sense of "provide pictures to explain or decorate" is 1630s.
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