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Originally Posted by angliholic  Thanks, Tdol.
What about signature Hoover Dam? Is it the same as iconic Hoover Dam? |
'Signature' refers to something typical of one person; many TV presenters have a 'signature tune'; when you hear it, you think of them. There is something visual about something that's
iconic - think of the derivation from church images - Gk
eikon.
Online Etymology Dictionary
(Of course, 'iconic' has moved on from its Greek Orthodox church origins, and some people - especially in advertisements - use it to mean something vaguely like 'jolly important [buy this]'!)
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