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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
- of, or having the nature of, an icon
- 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
- Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon.
- 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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