iconography

/ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/

iconography

English Noun
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Definition

A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

Etymology

From icono- + -graphy.

Example Sentences

  • "The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards."
  • "the iconography of the ancients"
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