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illumination
[ ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ÉŖĖlu mÉĖneÉŖ ŹÉn /
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Origin of illumination
1300ā50; Middle English <Medieval Latin illÅ«minÄtiÅn- (stem of illÅ«minÄtiÅ) spiritual enlightenment (Latin: illustriousness, glory) See illuminate, -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM illumination
ilĀ·luĀ·miĀ·naĀ·tionĀ·al, adjectivenonĀ·ilĀ·luĀ·miĀ·naĀ·tion, nounpreĀ·ilĀ·luĀ·miĀ·naĀ·tion, nounreĀ·ilĀ·luĀ·miĀ·naĀ·tion, nounWords nearby illumination
illuminance, illuminant, illuminate, illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer
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British Dictionary definitions for illumination
illumination
/ (ÉŖĖluĖmÉŖĖneÉŖŹÉn) /
noun
Derived forms of illumination
illuminational, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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