iconography
[ ahy-kuh-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌaɪ kəË?nÉ’g rÉ™ fi /
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noun, plural i·co·nog·ra·phies.
symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
subject matter in the visual arts, especially with reference to the conventions regarding the treatment of a subject in artistic representation.
the study or analysis of subject matter and its meaning in the visual arts; iconology.
a representation or a group of representations of a person, place, or thing, as a portrait or a collection of portraits.
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OTHER WORDS FROM iconography
i·con·o·graph [ahy-kon-uh-graf, -grahf], /aɪË?kÉ’n əˌgræf, -ËŒgrÉ‘f/, nouni·co·nog·ra·pher, nounWords nearby iconography
icono-, iconoclasm, iconoclast, iconoclastic, iconographic, iconography, iconolatry, iconology, iconomatic, iconophile, iconoscope
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British Dictionary definitions for iconography
iconography
/ (ËŒaɪkÉ’Ë?nÉ’É¡rÉ™fɪ) /
noun plural -phies
- the symbols used in a work of art or art movement
- the conventional significance attached to such symbols
a collection of pictures of a particular subject, such as Christ
the representation of the subjects of icons or portraits, esp on coins
Derived forms of iconography
iconographer, nouniconographic (aɪˌkÉ’nÉ™Ë?É¡ræfɪk) or iconographical, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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