illumination
noun/ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/
/ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/
- [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
- …
- level
- provide
- come from something
- a source of illumination
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- illuminations[plural] (British English) bright coloured lights used to decorate a town or building for a special occasion
- Christmas illuminations
- [countable, usually plural] a coloured decoration, usually painted by hand, in an old book
- [uncountable] (formal) understanding or explanation of something
- spiritual illumination
- In that flash of illumination, he realized where he had gone wrong.
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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