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iconography

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Main Entry: ico·nog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: \ˌī-kə-ˈnä-grə-fē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ico·nog·ra·phies
Etymology: Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikonographein to describe, from eikon- + graphein to write — more at carve
Date: 1678

1 : pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject
2 : the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and especially a religious or legendary subject
3 : the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art
4 : iconology


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