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iconography

  • /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/

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noun iconographies

  1. countable, uncountable A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art. The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
  2. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable The study of representative art in general.

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noun set of symbolic forms

Españoliconografía
한국어도상학 dosanghak
日本語図像学
中文圖像誌 /图像志
Portuguêsiconografia
Françaisiconographie
DeutschIkonografie
Italianoiconografia
Românăiconografie
Русскийиконография ikonografija
العربيةعلم رسم الأيقونات
עבריתאיקונוגרפיה

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@misc{iconography_2026,
  title = {iconography},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iconography},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}