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Definition of illuminating adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

illuminating

adjective
 
/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/
 
/ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ/
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  1. helping to make something clear or easier to understand
    • We didn't find the examples he used particularly illuminating.
    • The play offers some illuminating insights into the King’s character.
    • The commentary was highly illuminating.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • find something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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See illuminating in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee illuminating in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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