US /aɪˈkɑnɪk/ UK /aɪˈkɒnɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    widely recognized and admired as a representative symbol

    The bridge has become an iconic emblem of the city.

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Derived forms iconicallyiconicity
Related forms iconiconographyiconize

Etymology

From Late Latin iconicus, from Ancient Greek eikonikos ('of an image'), from eikon ('image, likeness'), from eikenai ('to resemble').

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