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CULTURAL ICON [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Any person or thing devotedly or excessively admired.

DEF

A symbolic hero of a culture.

CONT

Just when you thought you'd seen the last ad featuring black-and-white photo of a dead icon like Marilyn Monroe or James Dean, one of the hippest clothing chains in the U.S., The Gap, has unleashed a flurry of print ads that feature images of more than a dozen dead celebrities, from Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean to Pablo Picasso and Sammy Davis Jr.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Personne ou chose qui est l'objet d'une sorte d'adoration.

Spanish

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