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ikon

noun

less common spelling oficon

1
:a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
a civil rightsicon
an actor and fashionicon
… Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a popicon and cineaste.—Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell
That culturalicon, the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 …—Eleanor Flegg
2
:emblem,symbol
Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] culturalicon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation …—David DeBolt
A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as anicon for the entire environmental movement.—Jill Lepore
The nation's first President was transformed into anicon, a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill.—John J. O'Connor
3
a
:a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)
b
:a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning
c
archaic:a usually pictorial representation:image
4
in Eastern Orthodox Christianity:a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction

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“Ikon.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ikon. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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