🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Beleuchtung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: buh-loy-toong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Illumination/ɪˌluː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Beleuchtung im Museum wurde kürzlich modernisiert."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Lighting or light, especially supplied by a particular source.

    "The gallery uses soft illumination to protect the delicate paintings."
  2. 2

    Intellectual or spiritual enlightenment; a clear understanding of something complex.

    "She sought illumination on the philosophical text from her professor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'illumination' originates from the Latin 'illuminatio', which means 'to light up'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the transition from a physical sense of lighting to a metaphorical sense of enlightenment or knowledge.

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