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   il·lu·mi·na·tion

   /iˌlo͞oməˈnāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. lighting or light: "higher levels of illumination are needed for reading" Similar lightlightingradiancegleamglitterbrillianceglowglaredazzleflashshimmershininggleamingglowingirradiationluminescenceincandescencefluorescencephosphorescencerare:illuminingirradiancelucencylambencyeffulgencerefulgencecoruscationfulgurationOpposite darkness
   • ▪ a display of lights on a building or other structure.
   • 2. the art of illuminating a manuscript. Similar decorationillustrationembellishmentadornmentornamentation
   • ▪ an illuminated design in a manuscript. Similar decorationillustrationembellishmentadornmentornamentation
   • 3. clarification: "these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject" Similar clarificationelucidationexplanationrevelationexplicationexpositionexegesisrationalization
   • ▪ spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. Similar enlightenmentinsightrevelationdiscoveryunderstandingawarenessexplanationinstructionlearningeducationinformationknowledgeedificationinformal:an aha momentOpposite ignorance
   • 4. another term for illuminance

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate).

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