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   il·lus·tra·tion

   /ˌiləˈstrāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. a picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.: "an illustration of a yacht" Similar picturedrawingsketchfiguregraphicplateprintengravingetchingcutwoodcutlinocutphotogravureduotonehalftoneOpposite text
   • ▪ an example serving to clarify or prove something: "this accident is a graphic illustration of the disaster that's waiting to happen" Similar exemplificationdemonstrationshowinginstancingexampletypical caserepresentative casecase in pointinstancespecimensampleexemplaranalogy
   • ▪ the action or fact of illustrating something, either pictorially or by exemplification: "by way of illustration, I refer to the following case" Similar exemplificationdemonstrationshowinginstancingexampletypical caserepresentative casecase in pointinstancespecimensampleexemplaranalogy

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin illustratio(n-), from the verb illustrare (see illustrate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. illustrational adjective

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   Definitions of illustration. noun. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand. see more. noun. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive. see more. noun. showing by example.

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