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Noun

1. An [[image]], [[symbol]], [[picture]], [[portrait]], or other [[representation]], usually as an object of religious devotion.
2. {{lb|en|religion|especially|Eastern Christianity}} A type of religious painting portraying a [[saint]] or scene from [[Scripture]], often done on wooden panels.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
4. {{senseid|en|Q138754}}{{lb|en|graphical user interface}} A small picture that represents something.
5. {{lb|en|linguistics|semiotics}} A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the [[referent]]; [[onomatopoeic]] words are necessarily all icons.

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