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English noun: illustration

1. illustration (communication) artwork that helps make something clear or attractive


Broader (hypernym)art, artwork, graphics, nontextual matter


Narrower (hyponym)fig, figure, pictorial matter, picture


Part holonymcaption, legend

2. illustration (communication) showing by example


Synonymsexemplification


Broader (hypernym)demo, demonstration

3. illustration (cognition) an item of information that is typical of a class or group


SamplesThis patient provides a typical example of the syndrome.
There is an example on page 10.


Synonymsexample, instance, representative


Broader (hypernym)information


Narrower (hyponym)apology, case in point, exception, excuse, precedent, quintessence, sample, specimen

4. illustration (artifact) a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand


Broader (hypernym)representation


Narrower (hyponym)plate









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