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| has gloss | eng: An Iconophor, in graphic and print art, is a form of illustration (usually book illustration) characterized by the fact that the names of the objects represented in it start with a given letter. Its origins lie in medieval illuminations, though the abecedarian connection was usually coincidental in the Middle Ages. |
| lexicalization | eng: iconophor |
| instance of | (noun) letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" writing |
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| has gloss | cat: Un iconòfor és una imatge que apareix al voltant de la caplletra en alguns diccionaris i que, escrita, comença per aquella lletra. Els iconòfors són triats a causa de la lletra inicial del seu nom. |
| lexicalization | cat: Iconofor |
| lexicalization | cat: iconòfor |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Du point de vue étymologique, le vocable iconophore provient du grec (eikon signifiant « image » et phoros « qui porte »). |
| lexicalization | fra: iconophore |
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| media:img | Diddal supp a.jpg |
| media:img | Diddal supp a445.JPG |
| media:img | Iconòfor.jpg |
| media:img | Landais1 a.jpg |
| media:img | Rochefort annonciation.jpg |
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