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illumination

Main Entry:: il·lu·mi·na·tion
Pronunciation:: \il-ˌü-mə-ˈnā-shən\
Function:: noun

1 : the action of supplying or brightening with light or the resulting state 2 : the luminous flux per unit area on an intercepting surface at any given point—called also illuminance

— il·lu·mi·nate \il-ˈü-mə-ˌnāt\

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transitive verb, il·lu·mi·nat·ed il·lu·mi·nat·ing

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