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What does illumination mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word illumination? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
  3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
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Skylights threw wells of illumination down through the still air into the hall, spotlighting the black and white tiled floor.
Nearer to him the yellow-orange strip lights suspended along the arched ceiling of the tunnel provided a little more illumination.
The unframed hanging, with its front and back illumination, imparts softness to the work.
Electricity from excess illumination wastes an enormous amount of energy needlessly.
Unfortunately, the airdrop contained no heavy mortar ammunition, no illumination rounds and only loose rifle cartridges instead of clips.
Also, because the light is redirected downward, the same amount of illumination can be achieved using a lower wattage bulb.

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