iconographic
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡrəfɪk/
- In her speech, she referred to several iconographic images that define our cultural heritage.
- iconographic tradition
- iconographic element
- iconographic representation
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Watch on YouTubeI would have never expected that to be as iconographic and as popular as it is.
- I would have never expected that to be as iconographic and as popular as it is.
Examples
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New Arab Cinema also employs iconographic patterns of costume, architecture, and landscapes to create a rendition of its political dialectic.
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The statue of liberty is an iconographic symbol of freedom recognized worldwide.
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The concealment of these standard iconographic details, as in his side, then becomes highly significant.
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A second important iconographic element that links the two stories is their common nocturnal setting.
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Many iconographic standards have become global in the world of nation-states and global entertainment industries.
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In a composition of such striking economy, each component takes on heightened, perhaps even iconographic, significance.
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The similarities between this figure and Giotto's strange female personification therefore command attention, and an iconographic link strongly suggests itself at once.
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Both the border symbolism and the woman's allegorical status are reinforced in her iconographic coding.
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His reworking of the plates layered new aesthetic, iconographic, and narrative content atop the familiar views, resulting in a complex visual palimpsest.
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An engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi after a drawing by Raphael epitomizes the main elements of this iconographic theme (Fig. 16).
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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4.4
Very well known and seen as a symbol of something
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7.0
A symbol of an idea or quality, like a flag
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6.2
Something that clearly shows a quality or idea
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8.9
The meaning of pictures and symbols in art or media
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8.9
Acting as a symbol of an idea like peace or courage
How Iconic
Surface Forms
Morphology
iconographic = iconography (opaque) = icon + graph + ic
Although the form still suggests image or symbol language, the meaning as a widely recognized emblem is a semantic extension that learners cannot reliably derive from the parts.
Etymology
Iconographic is built from icon ('image' or a famous symbol) and graph ('to draw'), so it can mean a picture or object that represents an idea. That's why something 'iconographic' is widely known and stands for a person, style, or time.