Added 8 October 2026
illustration
/ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/ noun
Latin root: illūstrātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about illustration at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
- The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
- Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.
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