Iconicity


[ahy-kon-ik] /aɪˈkɒn ɪk/

adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of an .
2.
Art. (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.
/aɪˈkɒnɪk/
adjective
1.
relating to, resembling, or having the character of an icon
2.
(of memorial sculptures, esp those depicting athletes of ancient Greece) having a fixed conventional style
adj.

1650s, from Late Latin iconicus, from Greek eikonikos “pertaining to an image,” from eikon (see icon).

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