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iconic

[ ahy-kon-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

widely considered to epitomize an era, culture, community, place, etc.; representative:
The iconic figure of punk rock reunited with her bandmates for a final performance.
We boarded one of London’s iconic double-decker buses.
celebrated, revered, or idolized:
The cheesesteak has iconic status in Philly.
She's worn some of the most iconic gowns ever to grace the red carpet.
Eastern Church. of or relating to a representation of some sacred personage or event, such as Christ or a saint or the Resurrection, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated for its subject.
Art. (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.

Origin of iconic¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin īconicus, from Greek eikonikós, from eikon- (stem of eikṓn ) icon + -ikos -ic

Not only had the iconic comedian sexually assaulted many, many women, Maher argued, “I never thought he was funny.”

The Guaraldi music is certainly at least 50 percent responsible for A Charlie Brown Christmas becoming as iconic as it has.

In “Sleigh Ride,” the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print.

Phonetic, made-up lyrics are another venerable tradition of folk music, and “pa-rum-pa-pa-pum” is iconic of the genre.

At Michigan, he would be a formidable recruiter, able to evoke the tradition of his former iconic coach, Bo Schembechler.

But without some corroborative evidence it is hardly safe to take these as genuine examples of early iconic worship.

She is the invariant of each of her iconic Mantrams and her surroundings are the variables that enter and leave the screen.

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