icon
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
icons
plural
icons
Britannica Dictionary definition of ICON
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1
computers
:
a small picture on a computer screen that represents a program or function
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see picture at computer
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Click on the icon to open your e-mail program.
2
a
:
a person who is very successful and admired
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He has become an icon in the movie business.
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a singer who has become a pop icon
b
:
a widely known symbol
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The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon.
3
also
ikon
:
a religious image in the Orthodox Christian church
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He has achieved iconic status in the movie business.
