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Etymology
From L. #Latin|icon < AGr. polytonic|εἰκ�ν (eik�n) "likeness, image, portrait". Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.

Pronunciation
Audio|En-us-icon.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun
Image:Cyril_Methodius25K.jpg|right|thumb|160px|A religious icon

1. An image, picture, or other representation.
2. A religious painting, often done on wooden panels.
3. A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.

#:That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.

1. A small picture which represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function.)
2. linguistics: A type of noun whereby the form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoetic words are necessarily all icons. See also symbol and index.

Related terms
iconic
iconify
Iconstasis
iconoclast
iconography

Translations
trans-top|Image
Bosnian: ikona#Bosnian|ikona f
Dutch: icoon n
Finnish: ikoni, symboli
Greek: εικ�να [i�ko�na] f, α�εικ�νι�η [api�ko�ni�si] f, �α�ά��α�η [pa�rasta�si] f, ανα�α�ά��α�η [anapa�rasta�si] f, ομοί�μα [o��mio��ma] n, είδ�λο [�iðo��lo�] n, α�είκα�μα [a�pika�zma] n, α�εικ�νι�μα [api�ko�ni�zma] n
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Italian: icona f
Polish: ikona f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: икона#Serbian|икона f
:Latin: ikona#Serbian|ikona f
Spanish: icono m, ícono m
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trans-top|Religious painting
Bosnian: ikona#Bosnian|ikona f
Dutch: icoon n
Finnish: ikoni
Greek: εικ�να [i�ko�na] f, εικ�νι�μα [i�ko�ni�zma] n
Italian: icona f
Latin: icon f
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Polish: ikona f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: икона#Serbian|икона f
:Latin: ikona#Serbian|ikona f
Spanish: icono m, ícono m
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trans-top|The best example of something
Bosnian: ikona#Bosnian|ikona f
Dutch: icoon, idool n
Finnish: symboli, ikoni
Greek: είδ�λο [�iðo��lo�] n, ίνδαλμα [�inðal�ma] n, εικ�να [i�ko�na] f
Italian: icona f
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Polish: ikona f, symbol m
Serbian
:Cyrillic: икона#Serbian|икона f
:Latin: ikona#Serbian|ikona f
Spanish: icono m, ícono m
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trans-top|Small picture, computer icon
Bosnian: ikona#Bosnian|ikona f
Dutch: icoon, pictogram n
Finnish: kuvake
Greek: εικονίδιο [iko��niði�o�] n
Italian: icona f
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Polish: ikona f, ikonka f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: икона#Serbian|икона f
:Latin: ikona#Serbian|ikona f
Spanish: icono m, ícono m
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ttbc|Interlingua: icono
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Latin

Etymology
AGr.|la polytonic|εἰκ�ν (eik�n) "likeness, image, portrait"

Noun
icon (genitive iconis); f, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin third declension|third declension

1. an image
2. (later Latin): icon (religious painting)

See also
iconicus
iconismus

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