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Word: Illustration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin illustratio(n-), from the verb illustrare (see illustrate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.
Short Definition:picture illustrating book, newspaper, etc.
Examples:- an illustration of a yacht
Definition:
the action or fact of illustrating something
Short Definition:action or fact of illustrating something
Examples:- by way of illustration, I refer to the following case
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