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# iconic

«iconic» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (iconic, more iconic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so everyone recognises it. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «iconic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.