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illumination definition

il·lu·mi·na·tion (i lo̵̅o̅′mə nā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an illuminating or being illuminated; specif.,
    1. a lighting up; supplying of light
    2. clarification; explanation
    3. enlightenment; instruction
    4. decoration with lights
    5. decoration of manuscripts with designs, colors, etc.
  2. the intensity of light per unit of area
  3. the designs, tracings, etc. used in decorating manuscripts
  4. decorative lighting, as for a city

Etymology: ME illumynacyon < OFr illumination < LL illuminatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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