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1: a usually pictorial representation : image2
[Late Greek eikōn, from Greek]
: a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians3: an object of uncritical devotion : idol4: emblem
, symbol <the house became an icon of 1960's residential architecture
— Paul Goldberger>5 a: a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning b: a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that usually suggests the type of object represented or the purpose of an available function
— icon·ic
\ī-ˈkä-nik\
adjective
— icon·i·cal·ly
\-ni-k(ə-)lē\
adverb
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