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illustrative

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il·lus·tra·tive  (-lstr-tv, l-strtv)
adj.
Acting or serving as an illustration.

il·lustra·tive·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.illustrative - clarifying by use of examples
informatory, informative - providing or conveying information
2.illustrative - serving to demonstrate
instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

illustrative
adjective
1. representative, typical, descriptive, explanatory, interpretive, expository, explicatory, illustrational The following excerpt is illustrative of her interaction with students.
2. pictorial, graphic, diagrammatic, delineative an illustrative guide to the daily activities of the football club
Translations
illustrative [ˈɪləstrətɪv] ADJ [drawing] → ilustrativo; [example] → ilustrativo
to be illustrative of sthejemplificar or demostrar algo
illustrative [ˈɪləstrətɪv] adj [quotation, material] → destiné(e) à illustrer le propos
an illustrative example → un exemple utilisé à des fins d'illustration
to be illustrative of sth (= show the nature of) → illustrer qch
The following excerpt is illustrative of her interaction with students → L'extrait suivant illustre son interaction avec les étudiants.
illustrative
adjveranschaulichend, verdeutlichend; illustrative ofbezeichnend or beispielhaft für; for illustrative purposeszur Veranschaulichung
illustrative [ˈɪləstrətɪv] adjillustrativo/a
illustrative [ˈɪləstrətɪv] adjillustrativo/a


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It occurred to me that a work of this kind might comprise a variety of those curious details, so interesting to me, illustrative of the fur trade; of its remote and adventurous enterprises, and of the various people, and tribes, and castes, and characters, civilized and savage, affected by its operations.
is its abundant illustrative quotations from eminent poets, chief of
He gives you the official teaching on the whole subject, is precise as to rules, mentions illustrative events, quotes law cases where verdicts turned upon a point of stowage.
 
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