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- DictionaryIl·lus·tra·tion/ˌiləˈstrāSHən/
noun
- 1. a picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.: "an illustration of a yacht"
noun. something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine. a comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration. Synonyms: explication. the act or process of illuminating. the act of clarifying or explaining; elucidation. Archaic. illustriousness; distinction.
illustration noun [C or U] (PICTURE) Add to word list. C1. a picture in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something: a full-page illustration. color / black and white illustrations. Synonyms. image (PICTURE) picture (IMAGE) Fewer examples. The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers.
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. synonyms: exemplification. see more. noun.
[countable, uncountable] a story, an event or an example that clearly shows the truth about something. The statistics are a clear illustration of the point I am trying to make. as an illustration I use this case as an illustration. Let me, by way of illustration, quote from one of her poems. Synonyms example. Extra Examples.
a picture in a book, magazine, etc: a full-page colour illustration. illustration noun (EXAMPLE) an example that explains or proves something: This is another illustration of the power of the media. (Definition of illustration from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of illustration.
Illustration definition, something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine. See more.
5 days ago · 1. countable noun. An illustration is an example or a story which is used to make a point clear . ...a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences. [ + of] 2. countable noun. An illustration in a book is a picture, design, or diagram . She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration.
