Here’s my latest favourite word…
iconic
ʌɪˈkɒnɪk/
adjective
adjective: iconic
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1.relating to or of the nature of an icon.“he became an iconic figure for directors around the world”
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2.(of a classical Greek statue) depicting a victorious athlete in a conventional style.
Origin
mid 17th century: from Latin iconicus, from Greek eikonikos, from eikōn ‘likeness, image’.
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