iconic

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon.
  2. adjective Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts.

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  1. from Latin iconicus, from Greek εἰκονικός, representing a figure, copied, from εἰκών, a figure, likeness: see icon.
 

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/aɪˈkɑnɪk/
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