"illuminating" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪlˈluməneɪtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ə-/ [General-American], /-ɾɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: more illuminating [comparative], most illuminating [superlative]
Etymology: illuminate + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|illuminate|ing}} illuminate + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} illuminating (comparative more illuminating, superlative most illuminating)
  1. Providing illumination or light. Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-illuminating-en-adj-uMhur0NQ Disambiguation of Light: 73 0 27
  2. (figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-illuminating-en-adj-4~HvXKM6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clarifying, explanatory, revelatory Derived forms: illuminating gas, illuminating oil

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪlˈluməneɪtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ə-/ [General-American], /-ɾɪŋ/ [General-American]
Etymology: illuminate + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|illuminate|ing}} illuminate + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} illuminating
  1. present participle and gerund of illuminate. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: illuminate
    Sense id: en-illuminating-en-verb-7DfmUVNK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 93 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 4 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 13 9 78

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