iconic
/ˌaɪˈkɒnɪk/eye-KO-nik
/ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk/eye-KAH-nik
Meaninglike an image
Common meaning: widely recognised
- icona likeness, imageLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 228 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek εἰκών ‘a likeness, image’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry εἰκών, p. 228 · dictionary scan
Roots
- εἰκών Greek “a likeness, image”
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