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illustrative

/ɪˈlʌs.tɹə.tɪv/

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What does illustrative mean?

adjective

  1. Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈlʌs.tɹə.tɪv/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/
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The illustrative figures on the next page have all been drawn from "templates" whose curves were "switched" in the manner of Fig.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
Now in the present case Erskine contended that the examples of the whale and the lady were reciprocally illustrative of each other.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
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The many advantages arising from the control of a center-file by the Rooks will be more fully analyzed in the illustrative games.
Edward LaskerChess and Checkers : the Way to MastershipProject Gutenberg ebook #4913
The rule that the Essay must be "illustrative of the wisdom and beneficence of the Almighty" would confine the subjects to be proposed.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739
A picture is selected showing a group of individuals and portraying some historical incident or event illustrative of the affairs of every-day life.
Frederica SeegerEntertainments for Home, Church and SchoolProject Gutenberg ebook #6416