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pronunciation:
aI kan
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Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: on a phone or computer display, a small drawing that is used as a symbol. Clicking on the symbol requests a certain action from the computer, such as opening a file, taking a user to a location, or playing an audio.
I showed my grandmother how to take a picture with her phone by clicking on the camera icon.
 
definition 2: an image or picture of a religious figure which is itself seen as holy by some Christian churches.
 
similar words:
idol
definition 3: a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration.
Michael Jackson is a pop icon.Einstein was an icon of twentieth-century physics.
similar words:
idol
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