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illustration Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 a picture in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something:
- a full-page illustration
- colour/black and white illustrations
1 an example that explains or proves something:
- This delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system.
- A couple of examples are included, by way of illustration (= to show the meaning more clearly).
2 a picture:
- [ C ] Look at the illustration on page 37.
- [ C ] That’s a perfect illustration of the problem.
3 an example that shows something:
- In our illustration of how much your initial investment might be worth at term, we are assuming an 8% rate of return.

The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers.
You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book.
Encyclopedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations.
The book contains 25 colour illustrations.
The description was accompanied by a wonderful illustration.
The president's budget is a vivid illustration of how much the political landscape has changed over the past two years.
One illustration of how severe the problem is, in this clinic an estimated two out of every five pregnant women are HIV positive.
Most of the illustrations, which are scattered along the margin, are helpful and appropriate.