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illustration

noun

  1. depiction made by an artist
  2. process of providing drawings or other pictures intended to elucidate a description, story, or other written material
  3. collection of images on a page
  4. act or process of explaining, explaining in a visual manner, metaphorically, or with examples
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/ / [ˌɪləsˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɪls̩ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ʃn̩] / [ˌɪləsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɪls̩ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ʃn̩]

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.

  1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
  2. The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
  3. Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

    England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.

  4. A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.

    The illustration showing the water cycle made it much easier to understand for the children.

    The sleeve of the band's new CD includes illustrations from deceased former members.

  5. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance).