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Definition of Illuminative
1. a. Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative.
Definition of Illuminative
1. Adjective. of, capable of, or causing illumination ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Illuminative
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Illuminative
Literary usage of Illuminative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1898)
"Fractions of Events and Indications, Jrom Voltaire himself, in this Time; more
or less illuminative when reduced to Order Here, selected from more, ..."
2. The Bookman (1915)
"... indeed, incapable of conversation ; but her talk was a tireless soliloquy,
lacking in coherence to be sure, but always eloquent and öfter illuminative. ..."
3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"Fractions of Events and Indications, from Voltaire himself, in this Time; more
or less illuminative when reduced to Order. Here, selected from more, ..."
4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"Fractions of Events and Indications^ from Voltaire himself, in this Time; more
or less illuminative when reduced to Order. Here, selected from more, ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1879)
"... probably equalled, or even exceeded, that of all the other constituents. 9.
On the illuminative Value of a Mixture of Hydrogen with some Hydrocarbons. ..."