First Known Use: 1678
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iconography
noun ico·nog·ra·phy \ˌī-kə-ˈnä-grə-fē\
: the images or symbols related to something
plural ico·nog·ra·phies
Full Definition of ICONOGRAPHY
1
: pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject
2
: the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and especially a religious or legendary subject
3
: the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art
4
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Origin of ICONOGRAPHY
Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikonographein to describe, from eikon- + graphein to write — more at carve
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