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illuminative

adjective
il·​lu·​mi·​na·​tive | \ i-ˈlü-mə-ˌnā-tiv How to pronounce illuminative (audio) \

Definition of illuminative

: of, relating to, or producing illumination : illuminating
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Examples of illuminative in a Sentence

illuminative descriptions of the sights to be seen from the observatory gave us a much better idea of what we were looking at

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 Along the way, Robbins spices his story through illuminative moments and mini-biographies. — OregonLive.com, "'The People's School' is a must-read history of Oregon State University (review)," 14 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of illuminative

1644, in the meaning defined above

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