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a combining form meaning “image,” “likeness,” used in the formation of compound words: iconology.
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Also especially before a vowel, icon-.
Origin of icono-
Words nearby icono-
icky, icon, iconic, iconic memory, Iconium, icono-, iconoclasm, iconoclast, iconoclastic, iconographic, iconography
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British Dictionary definitions for icono-
icono-
before a vowel icon-
combining form
indicating an image or likenessiconology
Word Origin for icono-
from Greek: icon
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