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 Definitions of Illustration  [ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'Illustration' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) illustration
something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.

2.  illustration
a comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration.

3.  illustration
the act or process of illuminating.

4.  illustration
the act of clarifying or explaining; elucidation.


Definition of 'Illustration' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) illustration
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

2. (noun) exemplification, illustration
showing by example

3. (noun) example, illustration, instance, representative
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

4. (noun) illustration
a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand


Definition of 'Illustration' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) illustration
a picture in a book, magazine, etc.
color illustrations

2.  illustration
an example or demonstration of sth
Their project is an illustration of how easily money can be raised.


Definition of 'Illustration' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Illustration
the act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct

2. (noun) Illustration
that which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity

3. (noun) Illustration
a picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work



'Illustration' - Nearby Entries  

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