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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ICONOLOGY

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199%9Exact Match!
237%4Self-effacing
337%3Self-effacing

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We think the answer is "ICONOLOGY" which means:

    noun
  • • The branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Her research focuses on the iconology of renaissance paintings."
  • • "The book examines the iconology of ancient egyptian hieroglyphs."

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