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Iconography

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Noun

1. iconography

the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject

Example Sentences:
'religious iconography'
'the propagandistic iconography of a despot'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Iconography

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noun plural -phies
1. 
a. 
the symbols used in a work of art or art movement
b. 
the conventional significance attached to such symbols
2. 
a collection of pictures of a particular subject, such as Christ
3. 
the representation of the subjects of icons or portraits, esp on coins

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Iconography

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noun
1. 
the art of representing or illustrating by pictures, figures, images, etc.
2. 
the study of symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual arts through the identification, description, classification, and definition of these elements
3. Word forms: plural ˌicoˈnographies
icons collectively; esp., any system, use, or collection of symbols or images of a particular artist, artistic or historical period, religious tradition, etc.
Hindu iconography, the iconography of Blake
4. 
iconology

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Iconography

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n. pl. i·co·nog·ra·phies
1.
a. Pictorial illustration of a subject.
b. The collected representations illustrating a subject.
2. A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized work of art.
3. A treatise or book dealing with iconography.

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