Meanings
nounillo (plural illos)
plural illos
- informalAn illustration.
2008, Vibe (November 2008): "Idol Worship" by Keith Murphy […] this 188-page photo/illo tome is a gorgeously provocative companion piece for music heads consumed with the classic and the current.
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We will also begin paying for art work: about $20 to $35 for a full-page illo, and others in proportion.
1981, George H. Scithers, Amra, volume 2, number 69, page 9
Origin
Diminutive of illustration with -o.
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illo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illo
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illo.
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