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1 Etymology

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Related terms
1.1.2 Translations

Etymology

From Latin icon, from Greek eikon, image

Noun

icon

  1. image, picture, 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".
  4. A small picture which represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function)

Related terms

Translations

image

  • Finnish: ikoni, symboli


religious painting

  • Finnish: ikoni


the best example of something

  • Finnish: symboli, ikoni


small picture

  • Finnish: kuvake


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