iconographic
UK/ai.kɔnә'ɡræfik/US
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Definitions
adj.
Relating to the use and study of images and symbols, especially in art.
图像学的，肖像学的，与艺术中图像和象征的使用及研究相关的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedicono- (image) + graph (write/describe) + -ic = 'of image-describing' — concerning how images and symbols carry meaning in art. Greek eikon meant 'image' (also in 'icon').
Root graph still carries 34 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The lecture took an iconographic approach to Renaissance painting.
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Scholars debated the iconographic meaning of the fresco.