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iconomatic

/ (aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪk) /
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adjective
employing pictures to represent not objects themselves but the sound of their names
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Derived forms of iconomatic

iconomaticism (aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪˌsɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for iconomatic

C19: from Greek, from eikon image + onoma name
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How to use iconomatic in a sentence

  • Architecture and sculpture had attained there a great perfection, as well as ideographic and iconomatic writing (see p. 140).

    The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker
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