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iconography

ico·nog·raphy

UK/ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/ US/ˌaɪkʌˈnɑɡrʌfi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject

  • “religious iconography”
  • “the propagandistic iconography of a despot”

Origin

From icono- + -graphy.

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