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Iconic

//aɪˈkɒnɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
  2. 2
    Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.

    "an iconic move in martial arts"

  3. 3
    Famously and distinctively representative of its type. figuratively

    "For younger musicians, Coltrane’s death became one of those iconic events that stays vividly in the mind."

  4. 4
    Representing something; symbolic.

    "an iconic gesture in sign language"

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or having the characteristics of an icon wordnet

Etymology

From Late Latin īconicus, from Ancient Greek εἰκονικός (eikonikós). By surface analysis, icon + -ic.

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