illustration

See also: Illustration

English

Etymology

From Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“I illustrate”). Morphologically illustrate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: il‧lus‧tra‧tion
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

illustration (countable and uncountable, plural illustrations)

  1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct;
  2. The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
  3. Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎:
      England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.
  4. A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.
    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.
  5. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)[1]

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References
  1. "an illustration [...] is a computer projection of future premiums, cash values and death benefits based on the current dividend scale (whole life) or current interest rates and current costs of insurance (universal life)." taken from http://www.evaluatelifeinsurance.org

Danish

Noun

illustration c (singular definite illustrationen, plural indefinite illustrationer)

  1. illustration

Inflection
Declension of illustration
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative illustration illustrationen illustrationer illustrationerne
genitive illustrations illustrationens illustrationers illustrationernes

References

French

Etymology

From Latin illūstrātiōnem, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.lys.tʁa.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

illustration f (plural illustrations)

  1. illustration
  2. photo, picture
  3. (somewhat archaic) illustrious or celebrated one
    • 1852, Constitution faite en vertu des pouvoirs délégués par le Peuple français à Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte Par le vote des 20 et 21 décembre 1851 [Constitution Made by Virtue of the Powers Delegated by the French People to Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte by the Vote of 20 and 21 December 1851], Paris: Imprimerie Schneider, page 17:
      Une seconde Assemblée formée de toutes les illustrations du pays
      A second assembly formed of all the illustrious figures of the country

Descendants
  • → Turkish: ilüstrasyon

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

illustration c

  1. an illustration

Declension
Declension of illustration 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative illustration illustrationen illustrationer illustrationerna
Genitive illustrations illustrationens illustrationers illustrationernas

References
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