iconomatic
/ (aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪk) /
adjective
employing pictures to represent not objects themselves but the sound of their names
Nearby words
iconoclastic, iconographic, iconography, iconolatry, iconology, iconomatic, iconophile, iconoscope, iconostasis, icosahedron, icositetrahedron
Derived Forms
iconomaticism (aɪˌkɒnəˈmætɪˌsɪzəm), nounWord Origin for iconomatic
C19: from Greek, from eikon image + onoma name
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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