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"icon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": 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)":[],
": a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere":[
"a civil rights icon",
"an actor and fashion icon",
"\u2026 Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste.",
"\u2014 Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell",
"That cultural icon , the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 \u2026",
"\u2014 Eleanor Flegg"
],
": 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":[],
": a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning":[],
": a usually pictorial representation : image":[],
": emblem , symbol":[
"Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation \u2026",
"\u2014 David DeBolt",
"A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement.",
"\u2014 Jill Lepore",
"The nation's first President was transformed into an icon , a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill.",
"\u2014 John J. O'Connor"
],
": image":[
"icono latry"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Click on the icon to open your e-mail program.",
"He has become an icon in the movie business.",
"a singer who has become a pop icon",
"The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Genre icon Tom Atkins stars as a doctor who teams up with the young daughter (Stacey Nelkin) of a murder victim to solve the mystery behind her father's death. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"Six-time Grammy Award-winning hitmaker and producer Aaron Lindsey will receive the Aretha Franklin icon award. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"The Banchero Orlando Magic Nike Unisex 2022 NBA Draft First Round Pick Jersey, icon edition, which comes in black, is listed for $119.99. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"The expert panel of judges includes style icon Iris Apfel, architect Koichi Takada, Airbnb Superhost Kristie Wolfe and Airbnb\u2019s VP of Experiential Creative Product Bruce Vaughn. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"In a photo shared to Instagram on Tuesday, June 21, Collins looks almost exactly like the actor and timeless fashion icon . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Names like Billy Jean King, pro tennis star and activist, and Gloria Steinem, feminist icon , immediately come to mind \u2014 their faces actually open the series. \u2014 Jordan Ligons, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"Quadrifoglio badge highlights both front fenders, as assertive an icon as any cavallino rampante. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Previous icon award recipients include Russell Simmons, Sylvia Rhone and Swizz Beatz, amongst others. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 3c":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek eikon-, eikono- , from eikon-, eik\u014dn":"Combining form",
"Latin, from Greek eik\u014dn , from eikenai to resemble":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012b-\u02cck\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"god",
"hero",
"idol"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051344",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun"
]
},
"iconoclast":{
"antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions":[],
": a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration":[]
},
"examples":[
"notorious as an iconoclast , that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is, though, the joy and cockeyed logic that only the iconoclast understands and figures out how to use for his benefit. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley\u2019s recent work, had pushed Elvis to reach back into his past to revitalize a career stalled by years of mediocre movies and soundtrack albums. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"Where and when to watch: In negotiations, fall/winter 'Moonage Daydream' David Bowie was the ultimate iconoclast , a man who took his unique vocal instrument and used it to reinvent rock music almost album to album. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Despite the skepticism radiating from Discovery, Mr. Kilar \u2014 who oversaw Mr. Zucker\u2019s exit and has a reputation as an iconoclast \u2014 did not consider scrapping the start of CNN+. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Frank Zappa \u2013 The Grand Wazoo Rock iconoclast Frank Zappa was drawn to big-band jazz for reasons of circumstance as much as inspiration. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Juggling motherhood and creative work can leave one feeling like an iconoclast and a failure all at once. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing Compares tells the story of O\u2019Connor\u2019s life as a musician, mother, and iconoclast in her own words. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These rules should not concern the cycling iconoclast , nor should new tech trouble the traditionalist. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin iconoclastes , from Middle Greek eikonoklast\u0113s , literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break \u2014 more at clast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccklast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"boho",
"counterculturist",
"deviant",
"enfant terrible",
"free spirit",
"heretic",
"individualist",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"loner",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231402",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"iconoclastic":{
"antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions":[],
": a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration":[]
},
"examples":[
"notorious as an iconoclast , that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is, though, the joy and cockeyed logic that only the iconoclast understands and figures out how to use for his benefit. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley\u2019s recent work, had pushed Elvis to reach back into his past to revitalize a career stalled by years of mediocre movies and soundtrack albums. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"Where and when to watch: In negotiations, fall/winter 'Moonage Daydream' David Bowie was the ultimate iconoclast , a man who took his unique vocal instrument and used it to reinvent rock music almost album to album. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Despite the skepticism radiating from Discovery, Mr. Kilar \u2014 who oversaw Mr. Zucker\u2019s exit and has a reputation as an iconoclast \u2014 did not consider scrapping the start of CNN+. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Frank Zappa \u2013 The Grand Wazoo Rock iconoclast Frank Zappa was drawn to big-band jazz for reasons of circumstance as much as inspiration. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Juggling motherhood and creative work can leave one feeling like an iconoclast and a failure all at once. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing Compares tells the story of O\u2019Connor\u2019s life as a musician, mother, and iconoclast in her own words. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These rules should not concern the cycling iconoclast , nor should new tech trouble the traditionalist. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin iconoclastes , from Middle Greek eikonoklast\u0113s , literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break \u2014 more at clast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccklast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"boho",
"counterculturist",
"deviant",
"enfant terrible",
"free spirit",
"heretic",
"individualist",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"loner",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092708",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"icotype":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a typical specimen of a species accurately identified but not serving as the basis for a published description":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u012bk\u0259\u02cct\u012bp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek eik\u014ds like (participle of eikenai to resemble) + English type":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193647"
},
"Icosteus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of the family Icosteidae comprising various typical ragfishes of the Pacific ocean":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u012b\u02c8k\u00e4st\u0113\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek eikein to yield, give way + New Latin -osteus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123937"
},
"Icosteidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of deepwater fishes (order Malacichthyes) comprising the ragfishes and having a soft skeleton and skin loose and naked or with small prickles or scales":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u012b\u02cck\u00e4\u02c8st\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Icosteus , type genus + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140702"
}
}