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English

Pronunciation
a|RP¹ IPA|/ɪË�luË�Ê�É�n/
a|RP² IPA|/ɪË�luË�zjÉ�n/
audio|en-us-illusion.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|u���n

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. countable Anything that seems to be something that it is not.

#* We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.
#* Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.

1. countable A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

#* Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.

1. countable A magician�s trick.
2. uncountable The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses). rfex|this is totally unclear to me

Derived terms
illusionist
illusory
optical illusion
under the illusion that

Translations
trans-top|anything that seems to be something that it is not
Chinese: t|zh|幻�|tr=huànxi�ng
Danish: t-|da|illusion|c
Dutch: t-|nl|illusie|f
French: t+|fr|illusion|f
Greek: t|el|�α�αί�θη�η|f
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Italian: t|it|illusione|f
Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|幻� (t|ja|Jpan|����|trgenkaku)
Korean: t|ko|��|tr=hwangak
Romanian: t|ro|iluzie|f
Russian: t|ru|илл�зи�|tr=illjúzija|f
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trans-top|belief in something that is in fact not true
Danish: t-|da|illusion|c
Dutch: t-|nl|illusie|f
German: t+|de|Illusion|f
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|�ε�δαί�θη�η|f
Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|幻� (t|ja|scJpan|����|tr=gens�)
Russian: t|ru|илл�зи�|tr=illjúzija|f
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trans-top|magician's trick
Danish: t-|da|illusion|c
Dutch: t-|nl|illusie|f, t|nl|truuk|m, t-|nl|trick|m
French: t+|fr|illusion|f
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|κ��λο|n
Russian: t|ru|илл�зи�|tr=illjúzija|f
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trans-top|fact of being an illusion
Dutch: t-|nl|illusie|f
French: t+|fr|illusion|f
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|илл�зи�|tr=illjúzija|f
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ttbc|Chinese: 幻覺, 幻�
ttbc|Spanish: ilusión f
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See also
mirage

Danish

Noun
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1. #English|illusion

Category:Danish nouns lacking inflection template

French

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-illusion.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|/i.ly.zj��/
SAMPA|/i.ly.zjO~/

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|illusion

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