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  • 31icon — noun 1 small symbol on a computer screen ADJECTIVE ▪ desktop, folder, network, program, etc. VERB + ICON ▪ click on, double click on …

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  • 32icon */ — UK [ˈaɪkɒn] / US [ˈaɪˌkɑn] noun [countable] Word forms icon : singular icon plural icons 1) computing a small picture on a computer screen that you choose by pressing a button with the mouse in order to open a particular program Open the document …

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  • 33icon — /uy kon/, n. 1. a picture, image, or other representation. 2. Eastern Ch. a representation of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated itself as sacred. 3. a sign or representation that …

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  • 34icon — [16] The etymological idea underlying icon is of ‘similarity’. It comes via Latin īcōn from Greek eikón, which was derived from a prehistoric base meaning ‘be like’. From ‘likeness, similarity’, eikón progressed semantically via ‘image’ to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 35icon — [16] The etymological idea underlying icon is of ‘similarity’. It comes via Latin īcōn from Greek eikón, which was derived from a prehistoric base meaning ‘be like’. From ‘likeness, similarity’, eikón progressed semantically via ‘image’ to… …

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  • 36ICON — International Council on Nanotechnology (Academic & Science) * Intelligent Computer Optimized Navigation (Computing » General) * International Circle Of Online Noranians (Governmental » NASA) * Inside Comfort Outside Nature (Regional) * Isotopes… …

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  • 37icon — n. to paint an icon * * * [ aɪkɒn] to paint an icon …

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  • 38icon — i|con [ˈaıkɔn US ka:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek eikon, from eikenai to be like ] 1.) a small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation ▪ To open a new file, click on the icon at the top of …

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  • 39icon — i|con [ aı,kan ] noun count * 1. ) a small picture on a computer screen that you choose by pressing a button with your MOUSE in order to open a particular program: Click on the printer icon. 2. ) someone who is very famous and who people think… …

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  • 40icon — noun (C) 1 a small sign or picture on a computer screen 1 (1) that is used to start a particular operation: To open a new file, click on the icon at the top of the screen. 2 someone famous who is admired by many people and is thought to represent …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English