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illumination
 
NOUN:1. Something that serves to explain or clarify: clarification, construction, decipherment, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, illustration, interpretation. Archaic : enucleation. See EXPLAIN. 2. The act of physically illuminating or the condition of being filled with light: light1, lighting. See LIGHT. 3. The condition of being informed spiritually: edification, enlightenment. See TEACH. 4. Electromagnetic radiation that makes vision possible: light1. See LIGHT.
 
 
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