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illumination

Pronunciation: /ɪˌl(j)uːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of illumination

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] lighting or light:higher levels of illumination are needed for reading
  • (illuminations) lights used in decorating a building or other structure.
  • 2the art of illuminating a manuscript.
  • [count noun] an illuminated design in a manuscript.
  • 3clarification:these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject
  • spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate)

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