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iconicity

American  
[ahy-kuhn-is-i-tee] / ˌaɪ kənˈɪs ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the fact or quality of being iconic; the fact or quality of being eminently representative of a time, place, culture, value, etc., or of being revered or celebrated.


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On this episode we explore the iconicity of the rubber duck, how it came to be, and why we find them so irresistable.

From Slate Mar. 19, 2020

All are winners of the Pritzker prize, the most prestigious of their profession, the widely recognised imprimatur of the iconicity of an architect.

From The Guardian Jul. 21, 2018

It’s the visuality, the iconicity of Auschwitz that constitutes it.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2018

I think it’s by overuse of the same iconicity.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2018

In domains such as big/small, sound symbolic words translate aspects of size to physical aspects of the vocal tract, a linguistic feature termed iconicity.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2015

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