illustration
The act of illustratingThe act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
» The book has some illustrations.
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
Illustration
иллюстри́рованиеilljustrírovanije
(countable, uncountable)The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
(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
(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
(countable, uncountable)A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance).
Examples
25 sentencesThe book has some illustrations.
These illustrations are quite good.
deDiese Illustrationen sind ziemlich gut. — Waldelfe
This book contains a lot of beautiful illustrations.
У цій книжці багато красивих ілюстрацій. — brambury
ruВ этой книге много красивых иллюстраций. — nadya
The illustration shows the deep interior.
The book's illustrations are very good.
ruИллюстрации в книге очень хорошие. — Wezel
deDie Illustrationen in dem Buch sind sehr gut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illusBorrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: illustrations| Singular | illustration |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- an item of information that is typical of a class or group:exampleinstancerepresentative
- showing by example:exemplification
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.