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Illustration : (noun)
1: artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
2: showing by example [syn: exemplification]
3: an item of information that is representative of a type;
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome";
"there is an example on page 10" [syn: example, instance,
representative]
4: a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used
make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Illustration : \Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F.
illustration.]
1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and
distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated,
or of being made clear and distinct.
2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended
to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a
literary work.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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