Main Entry: icon
Variant(s): also ikon \ˈī-ˌkän\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek eikōn, from eikenai to resemble
Date: 1572
A cultural icon can be an image, a symbol, a logo, picture, name, face, person, or building or other image that is readily recognized, and generally represents an object or concept with great cultural significance to a wide cultural group....
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Post 23: Searching for an… Icon
Post 22: Digital digression
I’ve been in Cambodia now for a couple of weeks. My last post on Ho Chi Minh was actually sent from a sweaty internet café in Phnom Penh. At the time I was setting a decent pace getting photos in the can and doing a little writing on the side. The internet in Cambodia has...
