ILLUSTRATIONS

Noun

illustrations

plural of illustration

Source: Wiktionary


ILLUSTRATION

Il`lus*tra"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LEFT

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