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iconotheca

iconotheca noun: a collection of icons.

Noun

iconotheca (plural iconothecas)

  1. A collection of icons.
  2. A collection of pictures, especially of botanical specimens.

Forms of iconotheca

pluraliconothecas

Origin of iconotheca

From Latin īconothēca from Ancient Greek εἰκονοθήκη (eikonothḗkē) from εἰκών (eikṓn) + θήκη (thḗkē).

Questions about iconotheca

What does iconotheca mean?
Iconotheca means a collection of icons.
What part of speech is iconotheca?
Iconotheca is a noun.
What is the plural of iconotheca?
The plural of iconotheca is iconothecas.

Words near iconotheca in the dictionary

  1. iconotext
  2. iconotexts
  3. iconotextual
  4. iconotextuality
  5. iconotextually
  6. iconotheca
  7. iconothecas
  8. iconotropic
  9. iconotropy
  10. iconotype
  11. iconotypes

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