Definitions
a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“The illustration showing the water cycle made it much easier to understand for the children.”
“The sleeve of the band's new CD includes illustrations from deceased former members.”
“Fossils show that the ancient primate Proconsul africanus, shown in the illustration above, was a tailless tree-dweller.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Picture in a book”12 letters
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