illustration
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌɪlʌsˈtreɪʃən/
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ejemplo
- In her presentation, she provided several illustrations to clarify her main arguments.
- provide an illustration
- for illustration purposes
- serve as an illustration
He says a simple illustration will help to demonstrate this.
- He says a simple illustration will help to demonstrate this.
- And this case is such a perfect illustration of why it's so true.
- But behind that is a huge amount of illustration of theory.
- And so that's the illustration I'm going to be using today.
- It's it's so, so to me, that's such a good illustration of censorship being petty.
- I'm going to create a new deck and call it MIS Medicine for illustration purposes.
- in which they occur. As an illustration of this,
- So that's just a colourful little illustration.
- But they do more than this, going well beyond mere investigation and illustration.
- And so he held that up and in one stem he used that as his illustration.
- And it's a great illustration of how that trauma bond will supersede all other connections.
Examples
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The teacher used a clear illustration to explain the difficult concept to her students.
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He showed you the same illustration that has peaks and valleys.
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So, for example, a great illustration of this is professional sports teams.
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That is an illustration of a shape in the curves around the Earth.
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So I think that's a nice illustration of this, this point.
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And this case is such a perfect illustration of why it's so true.
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And we can see a very vivid illustration of that.
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And the classic illustration of this is the prisoner's dilemma.
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The Eighth Amendment is therefore a good illustration of the general topic of morality in constitutional interpretation.
Academic text (2008) -
This case study serves as an excellent illustration of the effects of climate change on local ecosystems.
Synonyms
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1.0
A specific case used to explain a point
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4.1
A person or thing that clearly shows a quality
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3.7
An example that clearly shows the point you are making
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6.7
An example that shows something, or the act of showing something using an example
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4.4
A clear, simple example that helps you see an idea that is hard to imagine
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
illustration = illustrate (transparent) = illustrate + ion
Standard nominalization from the verb 'illustrate' yielding a noun meaning 'an act or instance of illustrating' which matches sense 1.
Etymology
Illustration comes from the Latin illustrare, meaning 'to light up'. So an illustration as an example or short story helps 'light up' a point and make it easier to understand.