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Synonyms for illustrative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-luhs-truh-tiv, il-uh-strey-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlʌs trə tɪv, ˈɪl əˌstreɪ tɪv |
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Définition of illustrative
Origin :- 1640s, from illustrate + -ive.
- adj explanatory
- We shall instance a single case, as illustrative of the process.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- The first of these illustrative portrayals is the Parable of the Ten Virgins.
- Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
- Such are illustrative instances from Germany, Italy, and Holland.
- Extract from : « The Best Portraits in Engraving » by Charles Sumner
- A tale for the young, illustrative of the preciousness of Scripture promises.
- Extract from : « Hunter's Marjory » by Margaret Bruce Clarke
- A couple of tales shall suffice as illustrative of this superstition.
- Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
- We spoke of Homer's similes as illustrative of the Ionic feelings about war.
- Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
- We speak of the clergyman simply as illustrative of our idea in this matter.
- Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
- We instance one of these occasions as illustrative of many others.
- Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- In this volume, the stories are not illustrative of childish experiences.
- Extract from : « Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories » by T. S. Arthur
- The result is illustrative of the relation between what we do and how we evaluate what we do.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
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