illustration

Meaning

Noun

• The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct;
• The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
• Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
• A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.
• A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

Origin

• From Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō.
• Morphologically illustrate + -ion