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What does illusion mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word illusion? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
  2. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
  3. (countable) A magician’s trick.
  4. (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
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Her Grecian style gown was made entirely of scarlet silk and chiffon which gave the illusion of translucency.
He also shatters the illusion of an authentic folk album by overdubbing his voice on this track and many others.
Thanks to some terrific special effects, the illusion that Herculean feats are occurring on the field remains solid.
So The Date Tapes create the illusion that a friend is chummily passing tips on to you.
Cabaret style seating and a cash bar further the illusion that we as the audience are sitting in our favourite pub, catching a good live show.
Another optical illusion that causes umpires to make mistakes is the parallax error.

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