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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024i•ci•cle /ˈaɪsɪkəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a hanging, pointed mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•ci•cle (ī′si kəl),USA pronunciation n. - a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- a thin strip of paper, plastic, or foil, usually silvery, for hanging on a Christmas tree as decoration.
- a cold, unemotional person.
- bef. 1000; Middle English isikel, Old English īsgicel, equivalent. to īs ice + gicel icicle; akin to Old Norse jǫkul mass of ice, glacier
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