lumination
Illumination; specifically, artificial illuminationIllumination; specifically, artificial illumination.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rare, uncountable)Illumination; specifically, artificial illumination.
Origin
From luminate + -ion, or a Latin *lūminātiōnem (“illumination”), from lūminō (“to brightenFrom luminate + -ion, or a Latin *lūminātiōnem (“illumination”), from lūminō (“to brighten, to illuminate; to reveal (throw light on)”), from lūmen (“light”) (probably from lūx (“light”) + -men (suffix forming neuter nouns of the third declension)), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-s-men (“light”) (from Proto-Italic *louks, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; light; white”) + *-mn̥ (suffix indicating a noun))) + Latin -tiōnem (“-tion”, suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Italic *-tiō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming nouns from verbs)).
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Forms
plural: luminations| Singular | lumination |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable