iconographic

adjective

icon·​o·​graph·​ic (ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce iconographic (audio)
variants or iconographical
(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fi-kəl How to pronounce iconographic (audio)
Synonyms of iconographicnext
1
: of or relating to iconography
2
: representing something by pictures or diagrams
iconographically
(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce iconographic (audio)
adverb

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The French designer’s creations draw from a vast iconographic repertoire. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Holzinger is unabashedly committed to an iconographic project. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 Others include the spectrometric, the iconographic, the gemological, and the horny. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for iconographic

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French iconographique, borrowed from New Latin īconographicus, from Late Latin īconographia "making of images, iconography" + Latin -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of iconographic was circa 1855

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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iconographic. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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