iconomatic

/ aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪk; aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪˌsɪzəm /

adjective

1. employing pictures to represent not objects themselves but the sound of their names

Derived Forms

• iconomaticism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of iconomatic¹

C19: from Greek, from eikon image + onoma name

Example Sentences

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

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