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icon
[ ahy-kon ]
noun
- Digital Technology. a picture or symbol that appears on a screen and is used to represent a file, account, application, etc.:
Tap the icon to download the app.
Click the flag icon at the top of the web page to toggle the language to English.
- Eastern Church. a representation of some sacred personage or event, such as Christ or a saint or the Resurrection, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated for its subject.
- a person or thing that epitomizes for many people a value, an era, a community, etc:
Blue jeans remain an American cultural icon, despite the outsourcing of their manufacture to other countries.
- a person or thing that is revered or idolized:
Elvis Presley is a cultural icon of the 20th century.
- Semiotics. a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it.
- any picture, image, or other representation.
icon
/ ˈɪɒ /
noun
- Alsoikon a representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, esp one painted in oil on a wooden panel, depicted in a traditional Byzantine style and venerated in the Eastern Church
- an image, picture, representation, etc
- a person or thing regarded as a symbol of a belief, nation, community, or cultural movement
- a person regarded as a sex symbol or as a symbol of the latest fashion trends
- a pictorial representation of a facility available on a computer system, that enables the facility to be activated by means of a screen cursor rather than by a textual instruction
icon
/ ī′ŏ′ /
- In a graphical user interface, a picture on the screen that represents a specific file, directory, window, or program. Clicking on an icon will start the associated program or open the associated file, directory, or window.
icon
- An image used in worship in the Eastern Orthodox Church and among other Christians (see also Christian ) of similar traditions. Icons depict Jesus , Mary , and the saints , usually in a severe, symbolic, nonrealistic way.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of icon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of icon1
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It seemed like the international pop icon had barely changed out of his uniform in October of last year before he was boarding a plane to Los Angeles, ready to work on new material.
Richard Burton was a global icon - famed for his powerful, baritone voice and passionate yet tumultuous relationship with fellow megastar Elizabeth Taylor.
And perhaps his best performance combined his skills as a stage actor with a fine singing voice, to bring to life 1960s-counterculture icon Jim Morrison, in Oliver Stone's film The Doors.
Marine Le Pen is an icon of France's nationalist right: one of the country's best-known and most popular political figures - with her France First, anti-woke, anti-migration agenda.
We have compiled a sampling of movies and shows that explore the Texas icon’s life, death and legacy.
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