different between illustration vs circumstance

English

Etymology

From Middle French illustration, from Latin ill?str?ti?, from ill?str? (“I illustrate”).Morphologically illustrate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l??st?e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: il?lus?tra?tion

Noun

illustration (countable and uncountable, plural illustrations)

1. 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. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
4. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

Translations

Descendants

• Japanese: ????

References

French

Etymology

From Latin ill?str?ti?, from ill?str? (“I illustrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.lys.t?a.sj??/

Noun

illustration f (plural illustrations)

1. illustration
2. photo, picture

Related terms

• illustrer

Further reading

• “illustration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• circumstaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English circumstaunce, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?s??k?mst(?)ns/, /-??ns/, /-æns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?.k?m.?stæns/
• Hyphenation: cir?cum?stance

Noun

circumstance (countable and uncountable, plural circumstances)

1. Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
2. An event; a fact; a particular incident.
3. Circumlocution; detail.
4. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

circumstance (third-person singular simple present circumstances, present participle circumstancing, simple past and past participle circumstanced)

1. To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.