Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iconography

/ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: iconog-ra-phy
IPA: /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of representative art in general.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards."
"the iconography of the ancients"

Etymology

Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English iconography From icono- + -graphy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

iconographies (plural)

Derived Forms

iconographer iconographic

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography typography chromatography oceanography

Questions

How do you pronounce iconography?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/.
What does iconography mean?: A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
Where does iconography come from?: Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English iconography From icono- + -graphy.

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