iconography en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English iconography From icono- + -graphy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
1975 May 4, Dale Harris, “Merce Cunningham”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2024:
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(countable, uncountable) The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
the iconography of the ancients
- (countable, uncountable) The study of representative art in general.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| iconographies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (40)
et ikonograafia (set of symbolic forms) · nl iconografie (set of symbolic forms) · uk іконографія (set of symbolic forms) · de Ikonografie (set of symbolic forms) · sl ikonografija (set of symbolic forms) · ro iconografie (set of symbolic forms) · af ikonografie (set of symbolic forms) · io ikonografio (set of symbolic forms) · hu ikonográfia (set of symbolic forms) · it iconografia (set of symbolic forms) · pt iconografia (set of symbolic forms) · he איקונוגרפיה (set of symbolic forms) · pl ikonografia (set of symbolic forms) · cmn 圖像誌 /图像志 (set of symbolic forms) · cy eiconograffeg (set of symbolic forms) · ru иконография (set of symbolic forms) · ca iconografia (set of symbolic forms) · az ikonoqrafiya (set of symbolic forms) · eo ikonografio (set of symbolic forms) · fa شمایلنگاری (set of symbolic forms) · ka იკონოგრაფია (set of symbolic forms) · fi ikonografia (set of symbolic forms) · sv ikonografi (set of symbolic forms) · es iconografía (set of symbolic forms) · eu ikonografia (set of symbolic forms) · fr iconographie (set of symbolic forms) · ja 図像学 (set of symbolic forms) · cs ikonografie (set of symbolic forms) · gl iconografía (set of symbolic forms) · ga íocónagrafaíocht (set of symbolic forms) · ko 도상학 (set of symbolic forms) · id ikonografi (set of symbolic forms) · tl ikonograpiya (set of symbolic forms) · ar علم رسم الأيقونات (set of symbolic forms) · bg иконография (set of symbolic forms) · no ikonografi (set of symbolic forms) · sh ikonografija (set of symbolic forms) · uz ikonografiya (set of symbolic forms) · da ikonografi (set of symbolic forms) · tr ikonografi (set of symbolic forms)