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"icon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)":[],
": a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere":[
"a civil rights icon",
"an actor and fashion icon",
"\u2026 Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste.",
"\u2014 Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell",
"That cultural icon , the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 \u2026",
"\u2014 Eleanor Flegg"
],
": a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction":[],
": a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning":[],
": a usually pictorial representation : image":[],
": emblem , symbol":[
"Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation \u2026",
"\u2014 David DeBolt",
"A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement.",
"\u2014 Jill Lepore",
"The nation's first President was transformed into an icon , a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill.",
"\u2014 John J. O'Connor"
],
": image":[
"icono latry"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Click on the icon to open your e-mail program.",
"He has become an icon in the movie business.",
"a singer who has become a pop icon",
"The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Genre icon Tom Atkins stars as a doctor who teams up with the young daughter (Stacey Nelkin) of a murder victim to solve the mystery behind her father's death. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"Six-time Grammy Award-winning hitmaker and producer Aaron Lindsey will receive the Aretha Franklin icon award. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"The Banchero Orlando Magic Nike Unisex 2022 NBA Draft First Round Pick Jersey, icon edition, which comes in black, is listed for $119.99. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"The expert panel of judges includes style icon Iris Apfel, architect Koichi Takada, Airbnb Superhost Kristie Wolfe and Airbnb\u2019s VP of Experiential Creative Product Bruce Vaughn. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"In a photo shared to Instagram on Tuesday, June 21, Collins looks almost exactly like the actor and timeless fashion icon . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Names like Billy Jean King, pro tennis star and activist, and Gloria Steinem, feminist icon , immediately come to mind \u2014 their faces actually open the series. \u2014 Jordan Ligons, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"Quadrifoglio badge highlights both front fenders, as assertive an icon as any cavallino rampante. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Previous icon award recipients include Russell Simmons, Sylvia Rhone and Swizz Beatz, amongst others. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 3c":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek eikon-, eikono- , from eikon-, eik\u014dn":"Combining form",
"Latin, from Greek eik\u014dn , from eikenai to resemble":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cck\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"god",
"hero",
"idol"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051344",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun"
]
},
"iconoclast":{
"antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions":[],
": a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration":[]
},
"examples":[
"notorious as an iconoclast , that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is, though, the joy and cockeyed logic that only the iconoclast understands and figures out how to use for his benefit. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley\u2019s recent work, had pushed Elvis to reach back into his past to revitalize a career stalled by years of mediocre movies and soundtrack albums. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"Where and when to watch: In negotiations, fall/winter 'Moonage Daydream' David Bowie was the ultimate iconoclast , a man who took his unique vocal instrument and used it to reinvent rock music almost album to album. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Despite the skepticism radiating from Discovery, Mr. Kilar \u2014 who oversaw Mr. Zucker\u2019s exit and has a reputation as an iconoclast \u2014 did not consider scrapping the start of CNN+. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Frank Zappa \u2013 The Grand Wazoo Rock iconoclast Frank Zappa was drawn to big-band jazz for reasons of circumstance as much as inspiration. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Juggling motherhood and creative work can leave one feeling like an iconoclast and a failure all at once. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing Compares tells the story of O\u2019Connor\u2019s life as a musician, mother, and iconoclast in her own words. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These rules should not concern the cycling iconoclast , nor should new tech trouble the traditionalist. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin iconoclastes , from Middle Greek eikonoklast\u0113s , literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break \u2014 more at clast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccklast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"boho",
"counterculturist",
"deviant",
"enfant terrible",
"free spirit",
"heretic",
"individualist",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"loner",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231402",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"iconoclastic":{
"antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions":[],
": a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration":[]
},
"examples":[
"notorious as an iconoclast , that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is, though, the joy and cockeyed logic that only the iconoclast understands and figures out how to use for his benefit. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley\u2019s recent work, had pushed Elvis to reach back into his past to revitalize a career stalled by years of mediocre movies and soundtrack albums. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"Where and when to watch: In negotiations, fall/winter 'Moonage Daydream' David Bowie was the ultimate iconoclast , a man who took his unique vocal instrument and used it to reinvent rock music almost album to album. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Despite the skepticism radiating from Discovery, Mr. Kilar \u2014 who oversaw Mr. Zucker\u2019s exit and has a reputation as an iconoclast \u2014 did not consider scrapping the start of CNN+. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Frank Zappa \u2013 The Grand Wazoo Rock iconoclast Frank Zappa was drawn to big-band jazz for reasons of circumstance as much as inspiration. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Juggling motherhood and creative work can leave one feeling like an iconoclast and a failure all at once. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing Compares tells the story of O\u2019Connor\u2019s life as a musician, mother, and iconoclast in her own words. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These rules should not concern the cycling iconoclast , nor should new tech trouble the traditionalist. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin iconoclastes , from Middle Greek eikonoklast\u0113s , literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break \u2014 more at clast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccklast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"boho",
"counterculturist",
"deviant",
"enfant terrible",
"free spirit",
"heretic",
"individualist",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"loner",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092708",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"icotype":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a typical specimen of a species accurately identified but not serving as the basis for a published description":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012bk\u0259\u02cct\u012bp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek eik\u014ds like (participle of eikenai to resemble) + English type":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193647"
},
"Icosteus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of the family Icosteidae comprising various typical ragfishes of the Pacific ocean":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8k\u00e4st\u0113\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek eikein to yield, give way + New Latin -osteus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123937"
},
"Icosteidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of deepwater fishes (order Malacichthyes) comprising the ragfishes and having a soft skeleton and skin loose and naked or with small prickles or scales":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b\u02cck\u00e4\u02c8st\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Icosteus , type genus + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140702"
},
"icositetrahedron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u00a6k\u014ds\u0259",
"-k\u00e4s\u0259+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"icosi- + tetrahedron":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100557"
},
"icosasphere":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a spherical tank for volatile liquids built of twenty steel plates corresponding to the faces of a regular icosahedron":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"icosa- + sphere":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191027"
},
"icosahedron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a polyhedron having 20 faces":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cck\u00e4-",
"(\u02cc)\u012b-\u02cck\u014d-s\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113-dr\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The symmetry group of the quasicrystal is the same as that of the regular 20-sided solid known as an icosahedron , and the chemistry is given by the formula Si61Cu30Ca7Fe2. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"The arrangement of rotations which leave the objects looking unchanged is the same as that of a regular icosahedron . \u2014 George Hart, Scientific American , 22 Mar. 2013",
"One popular design is based on the mathematical structure of an icosahedron , a three-dimensional shape built from equilateral triangles. \u2014 Eugenia Cheng, WSJ , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Truly glorious, a 20-sided die, the icosahedron , goes back to antiquity. \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 1 Sep. 2019",
"For that kind of math, the icosahedron was the ideal random number generator. \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 1 Sep. 2019",
"The Florence specimen exhibited the symmetries of an icosahedron , a soccer-ball-like atomic arrangement that can be viewed from 60 different angles without any change to the structure\u2019s overall orientation. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 June 2014",
"The immersive experience took place under a giant version of their icosahedron logo, which \u2014 Odesza explained in a Reddit thread \u2014 represents their genre and style versatility. \u2014 Susie Schmank, Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2018",
"They are defined by symmetry, and the Greeks knew that there were only five possibilities meeting the criteria: the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron . \u2014 Eugenia Cheng, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek eikosaedron , from eikosi twenty + -edron -hedron \u2014 more at vigesimal":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220537"
},
"icosasemic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having or equal to 20 morae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6s\u0113mik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"icosa- + -semic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-225729"
},
"icosahedral":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or having the form of an icosahedron":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cck\u00e4-",
"(\u02cc)\u012b-\u02cck\u014d-s\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113-dr\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, nature\u2019s radiolarian examples are the most stunning instances of icosahedral symmetry and well worth a careful look. \u2014 George Hart, Scientific American , 22 Mar. 2013",
"Most phages have an icosahedral head\u2014like a die with 20 triangular faces. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2019",
"But most icosahedral viral capsids comprise a much larger number of subunits, and placing the proteins in this way never allows for more than 60. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093831"
},
"icosa-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": twenty":[
"icosa hedron"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek eikosa-, eikosi-, eikos- , from eikosi":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095716"
},
"iconostasis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the bema from the nave in Eastern churches":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccst\u00e4-s\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u012b-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-st\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Originally, the iconostasis hung inside a wooden church at the Manyava Orthodox Monastery in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, in what was then Polish Galicia. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"A few meters away, a group walked down the majestic main staircase carrying a giant piece of sacred art, the 18th century Bohorodchany iconostasis . \u2014 Bernat Armangu\u00e9, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Middle Greek eikonostasion , from Late Greek, shrine, from Greek eikono- + -stasion (from histanai to stand) \u2014 more at stand":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190824"
},
"iconoscope":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a camera tube containing an electron gun and a photoemissive mosaic screen of which each cell produces a charge proportional to the varying light intensity of the image focused on the screen":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Iconoscope , a trademark":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005242"
},
"icons":{
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere":[
"a civil rights icon",
"an actor and fashion icon",
"\u2026 Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste.",
"\u2014 Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell",
"That cultural icon , the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 \u2026",
"\u2014 Eleanor Flegg"
],
": emblem , symbol":[
"Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation \u2026",
"\u2014 David DeBolt",
"A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement.",
"\u2014 Jill Lepore",
"The nation's first President was transformed into an icon , a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill.",
"\u2014 John J. O'Connor"
],
": a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)":[],
": a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning":[],
": a usually pictorial representation : image":[],
": a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction":[],
": image":[
"icono latry"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cck\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[
"god",
"hero",
"idol"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Click on the icon to open your e-mail program.",
"He has become an icon in the movie business.",
"a singer who has become a pop icon",
"The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Disney's first Black princess was inspired by a real New Orleans icon , the late James Beard-award winning Chef Leah Chase of Dooky Chase's Restaurant. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"To showcase the collection, Cartier took over the former British embassy, which is an icon of 1960s-era Brutalist architecture, which the house restored just for this occasion. \u2014 Town & Country , 29 June 2022",
"Sarah Jessica Parker's most recognizable role may be the well-heeled Carrie Bradshaw, but the actress is a fashion icon in her own right. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Honestly, Nevermind is also a dedication to the late designer and creative Virgil Abloh, as Drake notes in its official description on streaming platforms, and Drake\u2019s approach to the project surely feels inspired by the Louis Vuitton icon . \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"But that wasn\u2019t the choice; the desire to do something that had never been done, to borrow a legendary dress only ever worn by a bona fide screen icon , those were the priorities. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Ahead, find 30 fresh takes on the necklace beloved by many a fashion icon . \u2014 Aemilia Madden, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"The idea was, very similar to Jay Gatsby, Priscilla is a style icon . \u2014 Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
"There is no doubt that Kylie Minogue is a gay icon . \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek eik\u014dn , from eikenai to resemble":"Noun",
"Greek eikon-, eikono- , from eikon-, eik\u014dn":"Combining form"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 3c":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020849"
},
"iconometry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the art of estimating the distance or size of an object by the use of an iconometer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012bk\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary icon- + -metry":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043923"
},
"iconometric":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or ascertained by iconometry":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)\u012b\u00a6k\u00e4n\u0259\u00a6me\u2027trik",
"\u00a6\u012bk\u0259n-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051711"
},
"Iconian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to Iconium (now Konya )":[],
": a native or inhabitant of Iconium (now Konya )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u012b\u00a6k\u014dn\u0113\u0259n",
"\""
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Iconi um (now Konya, Turkey), ancient city of Asia Minor (from Latin) + English -an":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061406"
},
"iconometer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an instrument for determining the distance of an object of known size or the size of an object at known distance by measuring the image of it produced by a lens of known focal length":[],
": an instrument that determines the proper objective to be used in taking a picture of given size from a given standpoint and that consists of a diopter and an open rectangular frame sliding on a graduated rod":[],
": a direct viewfinder having a metal frame":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012bk\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary icon- + -meter":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075902"
},
"Iconium":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southwest central Turkey on the edge of the central plateau population 1,108,000":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8ny\u00e4"
],
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"Now Green, and others, have a whole new means of remaining their iconic , spotlit selves for as long as possible. \u2014 New York Times , 6 July 2022",
"After the show, PEOPLE caught up with Zion y Lennox to discuss their iconic performance and their relationship with Maluma. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Bialetti's invention is so iconic that it\u2019s part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the original blueprints are housed at the London Science Museum. \u2014 Laurie Jennings, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"The glamorous outfits, the dramatic feuds, the scandalous relationships\u2014all of it was iconic and has been brought back to life on-screen many times. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
"San Antonio\u2019s culinary scene is iconic and innovative. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
"And every single tweet is iconic , to say the least. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
"The Boeing 747 was the first wide body jet in service and was iconic for many reasons, including its \u2018upper deck\u2019 for First/Business class seating. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"And then the Herv\u00e9 stripe is just iconic , so that is a really obvious inspiration. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022"
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"It\u2019s not just Cristovam\u2019s bull mask (which conjures so much culture and history in its iconicity ). \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Variety , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Perhaps that\u2019s because, as Carina tells it, the song is a celebration and elegy at once, trying to pin down the beat of a city that is constantly in flux but possesses an indelible iconicity . \u2014 Nate Sloan, Vulture , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Cristina\u2019s flights of fancy, her campy attitude, and her penchant for exaggeration remain central to her iconicity . \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Vulture , 19 Aug. 2021",
"All this art, like an NFT, removes the iconicity of touch, tactility, familiar expressiveness. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Comparing and contrasting is the foundation of Art History 101, and the Brooklyn Museum\u2019s pairing does draw forth some of David\u2019s themes: iconicity and masculinity, empire and conquest. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
"To borrow from Beyonc\u00e9 (herself no stranger to musicals and iconicity ), Rodarte trades in both sweet dreams and beautiful nightmares. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2019",
"That fading of the skin makes her subjects seem dreamy, almost mythological, as opposed to Wiley\u2019s iconicity . \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, New Republic , 12 Feb. 2018"
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"Holbein left Basel for London in 1532, likely impelled by a terror of rampaging iconoclasm \u2014the wholesale destruction of religious imagery and artifacts by overenthusiastic Protestants in the Swiss city. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Over the course of human history, natural disasters, the ravages of time, theft and iconoclasm have destroyed countless masterpieces. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Dec. 2021",
"But iconoclasm of either variety, the extreme or the facile, will not substantively change most people\u2019s understanding of the pharaohs or of those people who, through excavation, exhibition, or study, ushered them into modernity. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"How the Chinese language and its writing system have weathered the modern waves of iconoclasm and been renewed since the turn of the past century is the subject of Tsu\u2019s book. \u2014 Ian Buruma, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Part of that was a matter of changing tastes; but there was also a deliberate endeavor of people like de Kooning and Robert Rauschenberg to market their iconoclasm . \u2014 Max Holleran, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Slender and stooped, Ramin had a gentle manner that belied his ferocious iconoclasm . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"His iconoclasm , therefore, carries no weight whatsoever. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Bateau\u2019s iconoclasm flows from its ambition to celebrate beef without supporting the industrial system that makes beef production so harmful to the environment. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Informative iconography on the menu gauges the sweetness and strength of each selection while also identifying the vessel format in which each is served. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Protests and changes around the use of Native American team names, mascots and iconography in high schools, colleges and professional teams have been happening for decades. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"The combination of casual threats of violence, the group\u2019s iconography , and the fact that they were invited to speak by a state lawmaker led to pushback online and locally. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
"For a while, the film plays like a graphic novel on amphetamines, skittering over the Elvis iconography but remaining playfully detached from his soul. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"For the occasion, the Poosh founder wore an entirely Dolce & Gabbana bridal look consisting of a lacy white corset minidress and a long dramatic veil embellished with religious iconography . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
"This movie contains a lot of what has become The Purge's most famous iconography , such as the creepy Uncle Sam costume, or the Statue of Liberty wearing a mask with light-up LED x-marks over the eyes. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"That really informed the whole iconography of it all, really. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Trevi Fountain is a high point of cinematic iconography . \u2014 Glenn Kenny, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022"
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"The Duffers draw primarily from the iconographic genre of the '70s and '80s for Stranger Things, which makes sense for a show so evocative of Amblin-style suburbs. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
"The gallery collaborated with Nicolas Descharnes, a Salvador Dal\u00ed specialist, and Carlos Evaristo, an iconographic expert, to authenticate the sculpture. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"Such an iconographic challenge would go against The Heart Part 5\u2019s simplistic, unclear politics. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 May 2022",
"The golden, iconographic necklaces, headpieces, and bracelets, paired with Moroccan-style jester shoes, defined the label\u2019s vision of a multicultural runway. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, saints with the iconographic power of Mayan deities lined the walls. \u2014 Pilar Guzman, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Even this early piece suggests the elements that would become his signature: the visible painterly touch, the iconographic black on white, the reverberations of the past in our present. \u2014 Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O\u2019grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas And Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"This piece is a poem, a metaphorical rendering of wrestling with those stories, using iconographic texts. \u2014 Belinda Luscombe, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"If nothing else, the long iconographic tradition of Saint Sebastian in Western iconography gets a new chapter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2021"
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"The upstart Tudor dynasty and its heretic kingdom needed a thoroughly modern iconographer . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021"
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