iconic

Definitions


[ʌɪˈkɒnɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or of the nature of an icon; regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration
(e.g: she became an iconic figure for directors around the world)

- (of a classical Greek statue) depicting a victorious athlete in a conventional style


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin iconicus, from Greek eikonikos, from eikōn ‘likeness, image’




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