icoon

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin icon, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.

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Noun

icoon f, m (plural iconen, diminutive icoontje n)

  1. icon
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