Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.

    Illustration

    иллюстри́рованиеilljustrírovanije

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

    Illustration

    приме́рprimér, иллюстра́цияilljustrácija

    artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

  4. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Illustration

    иллюстра́цияilljustrácija, рису́нокrisúnok, карти́нкаkartínka

    ілюстра́ціяiljustrácija

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

Examples

25 sentences
  1. The book has some illustrations.

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  2. These illustrations are quite good.

    deDiese Illustrationen sind ziemlich gut.

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  3. This book contains a lot of beautiful illustrations.

    У цій книжці багато красивих ілюстрацій.

    ruВ этой книге много красивых иллюстраций.

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  4. The illustration shows the deep interior.

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  5. The book's illustrations are very good.

    ruИллюстрации в книге очень хорошие.

    deDie Illustrationen in dem Buch sind sehr gut.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
picture designed to decorate or eludicate:
Русский
By meaning 3
act of illustrating:
that which illustrates:
picture designed to decorate or eludicate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of illustrating:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illus

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

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Forms

plural: illustrations
Singularillustration
Pluralillustrations

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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