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iconomatic

adjective icono·mat·ic
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
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iconomatically

\-tə̇k(ə)lē\ adverb

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Origin and Etymology of iconomatic

icon- + onomat-, onoma name + English -ic

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