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illuminated

  • /ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd/ US
  • /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪd/ UK

adjective more illuminated · most illuminated

  1. Irradiated by light, lit. A flash of emerald light briefly illuminated the forest, and the stone vanished.
  2. Decorated and illustrated. On the table lay an illuminated missal and a silver crucifix. The Abbess herself was seated in the chair—pale, abstracted, and with features whose expression, in repose at least, was severe.

Similar: alight, illuminated, inlighted, lighted, lighty, lit, lit up, luminous

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of illuminate

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