iconic
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ɪk adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an icon.
2.
Art. (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.
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iconic or iconical (aɪˈkɒnɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, resembling, or having the character of an icon |
| 2. | (of memorial sculptures, esp those depicting athletes of ancient Greece) having a fixed conventional style |
| iconical or iconical | |
| —adj | |
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Iconic
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
The iconic mane of a lion has always been a mystery to biologists.
It will provide the regional community with long term preservation of the cultural and historic resources at this iconic site.
Reading it undermines the iconic idea of it as a univocal, divinely authored book and our desire to attach to it as such.
But the prius is an iconic car and people are buying them to be socially conscious.
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