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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIkone
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /iˈkoːnə/
"Dieses Gebäude ist eine Ikone der modernen Architektur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as a worthy, well-established symbol of a specified quality or culture.
"She became a fashion icon for an entire generation." - 2
A small graphic representation on a computer screen of a program, file, or function.
"Click on the desktop icon to open the application."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin icon, from the Greek eikōn meaning 'likeness' or 'image'. Historically used in Eastern Christianity to describe a devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, its meaning expanded in the 20th century to include a symbol representing something else, and further extended in computing for graphical interface symbols.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Icon" is said worldwide
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icône
Transliteration: /i.kɔn/
"Il est une icône du cinéma français."
Ikone
Transliteration: /iˈkoːnə/
"Dieses Gebäude ist eine Ikone der modernen Architektur."
icona
Transliteration: /iˈkɔ.na/
"Dante è un'icona della letteratura italiana."
icono
Transliteration: /iˈko.no/
"El monumento se convirtió en un icono de la ciudad."
ícone
Transliteration: /ˈi.kõ.ni/
"Ela é um ícone da música pop."
प्रतीक
Transliteration: prateek
"वह भारतीय संगीत के एक प्रतीक हैं।"
图标
Transliteration: túbiāo
"双击桌面上的图标即可打开程序。"
아이콘
Transliteration: aikon
"그 배우는 시대의 아이콘이 되었다."
アイコン
Transliteration: aikon
"デスクトップのアイコンをクリックしてください。"
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