illustration

B2 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #29719

Meanings

1

noun
A picture or drawing in a book, magazine, or other text.

The diagram was a clear illustration showing how the water cycle works.
2

noun
An example that helps explain or prove a point.

Her story was a perfect illustration of how hard work pays off.
3

noun
The act of explaining or making something clear, especially with examples.

He used a graph for illustration of the rising sales figures.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a picture or drawing in a... picture

2 noun · an example that helps... example

3 noun · the act of explaining or... exemplification

Word family

Forms illustrations

Derived forms illustrationaloverillustrationphotoillustrationreillustration

Related forms cartoon diagram picture

Etymology

From Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.

illustration Middle French illūstrātiō Latin

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Topics

Media & Publishing Photography & Images

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# illustration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 29719

## Meanings
1. A picture or drawing in a book, magazine, or other text.
2. An example that helps explain or prove a point.
3. The act of explaining or making something clear, especially with examples.

## Examples
- The diagram was a clear illustration showing how the water cycle works.
- Her story was a perfect illustration of how hard work pays off.
- He used a graph for illustration of the rising sales figures.

## Derived Forms
- illustrational
- overillustration
- photoillustration
- reillustration

## Related Forms
- cartoon
- diagram
- picture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: illustration
- Root: illūstrātiō

## Etymology
From Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Illustration comes from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “A picture or drawing in a book, magazine, or other text” and “An example that helps explain or prove a point”.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing
- Photography & Images

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