illustration

noun

1 the illustrations in children's books:

picture, drawing, sketch, figure, graphic;

plate, print, engraving, etching, cut, woodcut, linocut, photogravure, duotone, halftone.

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2 the way in which tax relief is obtained can best be described by way of illustration:

exemplification, demonstration, showing, instancing;

example, typical case, representative case, case in point, instance, specimen, sample, exemplar, analogy.

3 students interested in a career in illustration:

artwork, design, graphic design;

ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, adornment.

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