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# iconic

adjective (iconic, more iconic)

«iconic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so everyone recognises it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#m1)
2. (computers, art) To do with icons or pictures that stand for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and the news «iconic» describes famous places, songs, outfits or people — the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, a red London bus. It is overused in adverts. In church history, icons are holy pictures, especially in Orthodox churches. Phrases: «an iconic building», «an iconic moment».

### Examples

- The Sydney Opera House is an iconic building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#x1)
- The red phone box is iconic of Britain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#x2)
- That goal was an iconic moment in football history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#x3)
- Her yellow raincoat became iconic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#x4)
- The Statue of Liberty is iconic of New York. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#x5)
- Adverts call everything «iconic» these days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#x6)

### Note

Use «an»: an iconic... From «icon». Often overused; «famous» or «well-known» is plainer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «iconic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«iconic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/iconic.html) on Mova free.