| illustration | |
| 1. n. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. | |
| 2. n. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. | |
| 3. n. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work. | |
| 4. n. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)"an illustration ... is a computer projection of future premiums, cash values and death benefits based on the current dividend | |
