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iconology collapse: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

scape collapse: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

polarization collapse: the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration; the condition of having or giving polarity

symbolism collapse: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols and symbolic representations; an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

polarity collapse: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

logogram collapse: a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

Timbuktu collapse: a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade

nowhere collapse: an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"; not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere"

totem collapse: emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians); a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object

allegory collapse: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

Siberia collapse: a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

rod collapse: any rod-shaped bacterium; a long thin implement made of metal or wood; visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light

back of beyond collapse: a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"

antipodes collapse: any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"

pole collapse: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic; one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated; a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"; one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere; a native or inhabitant of Poland; deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole; support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"

cipher collapse: a message written in a secret code; a secret method of writing; a person of no influence

outer space collapse: any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

tongue collapse: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot; a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"; lick or explore with the tongue; articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

ashram collapse: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus; a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram

tundra collapse: a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

jumping collapse: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

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