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enluminure — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • illumination noun Light, or the act of providing light.
  • miniature noun A very small version or scale model of something.

Senses

enluminure is used for these senses in English:

  • illumination Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
  • miniature An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.

illumination — full definition

  1. noun Light, or the act of providing light.
  2. noun Ornamental decoration added to a manuscript or book.
  3. noun A moment of insight or understanding.

miniature — full definition

  1. noun A very small version or scale model of something.
  2. noun A small, highly detailed painting, especially a portrait.
  3. adj Much smaller than the usual size.

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