iconomatic
adjective
icono·mat·ic
\(¦)ī¦känə¦matik, ¦īkən-\
variants: or
ikonomatic
\(¦)ī¦känə¦matik, ¦īkən-\Definition of iconomatic
: of or relating to a form of writing believed to be intermediate between picture writing and phonetic writing in which pictures or signs stand not for objects themselves but for their names considered as phonetic elements only
iconomatically
\-tə̇k(ə)lē\ adverbPeople Are Reading
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Origin and Etymology of iconomatic
icon- + onomat-, onoma name + English -ic — more at name
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