illustration synonyms

illustration

n.

  1. An example

    instance, case, model, sample; see example 1.

  2. An illustrative picture

    drawing, painting, engraving, etching, line drawing, diagram, figure, sketch, frontispiece, tailpiece, cartoon, vignette, halftone, inset picture, newsphoto; see also design 1, picture 3, representation. See syn. study at instance.

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