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illumination

[ ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ɪˌlu mÉ™ĖˆneÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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noun
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Origin of illumination

1300–50; Middle English <Medieval Latin illÅ«minātiōn- (stem of illÅ«minātiō) spiritual enlightenment (Latin: illustriousness, glory) See illuminate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM illumination

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British Dictionary definitions for illumination

illumination
/ (ɪˌluːmɪˈneÉŖŹƒÉ™n) /

noun

Derived forms of illumination

illuminational, adjective
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