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View synonyms for illustration
illustration
[ il-uh-strey-shuhn ]
noun
- something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.
- a comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration.
Synonyms: explication
- the act or process of illuminating.
- the act of clarifying or explaining; elucidation.
- Archaic. illustriousness; distinction.
illustration
/ ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən /
noun
- pictorial matter used to explain or decorate a text
- an example or demonstration
an illustration of his ability
- the act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated
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Derived Forms
- ˌillusˈtrational, adjective
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Other Words From
- nonil·lus·tration noun
- over·illus·tration noun
- preil·lus·tration noun
- reil·lus·tration noun
- super·illus·tration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of illustration1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin illustrātiōn- (stem of illustrātiō ) “the act of making vivid, illustrating”; illustrate, -ion
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