illumination

noun

/ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/

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[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 Dictionary
adjective
- bright
- good
- strong
- …
… of illumination
- level
verb + illumination
- provide
illumination + verb
- come from something
phrases
- 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’.

单词	illumination
释义	illumination noun /ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/ /ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/ jump to other results [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 See full entry 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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