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| i·con [ kòn ] (plural i·cons) |
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1. image of holy person: a holy picture, carving, or statue of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, especially an oil painting on a wooden panel, of a type revered in the Eastern Orthodox churches
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2. somebody famous for something: somebody or something widely and uncritically admired, especially somebody or something symbolizing a movement or field of activity
  the all-time rock'n'roll icon
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3. picture on computer screen: a small image on a computer screen that represents something such as a program or device, that is activated by a mouse click
Open the program by clicking on its icon.
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4. recognizable symbol: a picture or symbol that is universally recognized to be representative of something
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5. sign: a word or sign that stands for something else, e.g. the Roman numeral "II" representing the number two
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek eikōn "image"] |
