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How to pronounce “illumination”
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Pronunciation guide for illumination
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of illumination with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Liam Young: Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future
and an urgent illumination of the environmental questions
- Definition summary
- The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce illumination
Liam Young: Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future

and an urgent illumination of the environmental questions
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “illumination”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
- Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
- (figurative) Splendour; brightness.
- (figurative) Enlightening influence; inspiration.
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