i|con|ic

i|con|ic
i|con|ic «y KON ihk», adjective.
1. of or having to do with an icon; like an icon.
2. a) following a conventional style in art. b) defining or exemplifying a form: »

an iconic ladder-back chair.

3. highly admired as unique or one of the best of its kind: »

A new wave of posthumous books by iconic authors is stirring debate over how publishers should handle fragmentary literary remains (The Wall Street Journal).

4. standing as a symbol or embodiment of something, often something that has great emotional force:»

The kiss shared by an unknown sailor and young woman became one of the most iconic pictures of World War II.

╂[< Latin īconicus < Greek eikonikós < eik image]
–i|con´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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