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iconography

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English

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Etymology

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From icono- +‎ -graphy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

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iconography (countable and uncountable, plural iconographies)

  1. A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
  2. The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
    the iconography of the ancients
  3. The study of representative art in general.

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