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noun, pictorial matter used to explain or decorate a text
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- 1) noun, pictorial matter used to explain or decorate a text
- 2) noun, an example or demonstration
- 3) noun, the act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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case, interpretation, example, instance, sample, explanation, demonstration, specimen, analogy, exemplar, elucidate, picture, drawing, painting, image, print, plate, figure, portrait, representation, sketch, decoration, likeness, adorn
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