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Illustration Pronunciation
Illustration is pronounced i-luh-STRAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/.
i-luh-STRAY-shuhn
US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ · UK /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
Syllables: i · luh · STRAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A picture in a book, or an example that makes a point clear.
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Illustration in a Sentence
- The illustration on page four shows the join.
- He gave an illustration from his own practice.
- Each illustration was drawn by hand.
Common Mispronunciations of Illustration
Not I-luh-stray-shuhn
The loud beat is the third, STRAY, and the two in front of it are light.
Not i-luh-STRAY-see-uhn
That -tion is one beat, shuhn, with no extra vowel inside it.
Tip: Illustrator keeps the front stress of illustrate: I-luh-stray-ter.
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