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illumination
What does illumination mean?
illumination (noun): the degree of visibility of your environment.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce illumination?
/ɪˌluməˈneɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does illumination come from?
Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illūminātiō, from Latin illumino.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to illumination
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “illumination” mean?
grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder
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the act or means of getting rid of something
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the time of day immediately following sunset
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the degree of visibility of your environment
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