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ilustración

illustration

noun ee-loos-trah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

the Enlightenment

Usage Note

Ilustración has two important senses: a visual illustration or image in a book, and (capitalized, la Ilustración) the 18th-century intellectual movement known in English as the Enlightenment. The plural ilustraciones is common in publishing. Do not confuse with iluminación ('lighting' or 'illumination').

Examples

"El libro incluye hermosas ilustraciones en color."

Natural Translation

The book includes beautiful color illustrations.

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