/ ˌaɪkəˈnɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈnɑːg-/ noun
[ U ] the use or study of images or symbols in art
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (denoting a drawing or plan): from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikōn likeness + -graphia writing.
/ ˌaɪkəˈnɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈnɑːg-/ noun
[ U ] the use or study of images or symbols in art
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (denoting a drawing or plan): from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikōn likeness + -graphia writing.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005