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Word entry · 12 letters

illumination

Best crossword clue

"Lighting"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aiiillmnnotuStarts with IEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2L3L4U5M6I7N8A9T10I11O12N

Definitions

  1. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.
  • The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.
  • The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.

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