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Definition of illumination noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

illumination

noun
 
/ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/
 
/ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] light or a place that light comes from
    • The only illumination in the room came from the fire.
    Extra Examples
    • Most of the illumination came from candles.
    • The skylights are designed to optimize natural illumination.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bright
    • good
    • strong
    … of illumination
    • level
    verb + illumination
    • provide
    illumination + verb
    • come from something
    phrases
    • a source of illumination
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  2. illuminations
    [plural] (British English) bright coloured lights used to decorate a town or building for a special occasion
    • Christmas illuminations
  3. [countable, usually plural] a coloured decoration, usually painted by hand, in an old book
  4. [uncountable] (formal) understanding or explanation of something
    • spiritual illumination
    • In that flash of illumination, he realized where he had gone wrong.
  5. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.
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