iconic

The definition of iconic is someone or something that is a representation of something else.

(adjective)

An example of iconic is the Eiffel Tower being a symbol of Paris.

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See iconic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of, or having the nature of, an icon
  2. done in a fixed or conventional style: said of certain statues and busts

Origin: LL iconicus < Gr eikonikos < eikōn, an image: see icon

See iconic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon.
  2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts.

Related Forms:

  • iˌco·nicˈi·ty (īˌkə-nĭsˈĭ-tē) noun

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