iconic status

collocation in English

meaningsoficonicandstatus

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iconic
adjective
uk
/aɪˈkɒn.ɪk/us
/aɪˈkɑː.nɪk/
very famous or popular, especially being considered to represent particular opinions or a ...
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status
noun
uk
/ˈsteɪ.təs/us
/ˈsteɪ.t̬əs/
an accepted or official position, especially in a ...
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(Definition oficonicandstatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoficonic status

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With each new screening the image seemed to transcend the banality of the original moment, acquiring new meanings and values, a newiconicstatus.
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This clearly demonstrates pop music's social andiconicstatus, while illustrating the common elision of its historical status (it was released in 1974).
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All three interviewees alluded to the almosticonicstatusaccruing because of their perceived musical ability.
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One of the enabling conditions for achieving thisiconicstatusis communicative skill.
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These strategies forged theiconicstatusof both the bird's-eye view and costume figure; by translating embodied experiences of the city into images, prints condensed particulars into visual ideas.
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Martyn achievediconicstatusin his own time because his story linked the domestic and the heroic, duty and romance, self-renunciation and imperial authority.
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They hold aniconicstatusand it is understandable why people want them to be displayed in the region.
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It was a special object withiconicstatus, and its return has similarities to the case for the return of the gospels.
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Widely praised for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the book has aniconicstatus.
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Luminaries from various fields have contributed towards lending it theiconicstatusit now enjoys.
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World reaction to his death said he had surpassed the world of literature to gain a moreiconicstatus.
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Despite not winning any of the major solo prizes, he has attained worldwideiconicstatus.
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In this sense she is elevated toiconicstatus.
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Over the years the film has obtained aniconicstatus.
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Because of hisiconicstatus, he was not put into combat.
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In the years since her death, hericonicstatushas not diminished.
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