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1. (adj) enlightening, informative, illuminating
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
"an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"

2. (adj) edifying, enlightening
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
"the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"

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