Meanings
nounicasm (countable and uncountable, plural icasms)
plural icasms
- countablerareuncountableimitative or figurative expression
Origin
- Ancient Greekεἴκασμα“likeness”
- Englishicasm
From Ancient Greek εἴκασμα (eíkasma, “likeness”), from εἰκάζω (eikázō).
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APA
icasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icasm
MLA
“icasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “icasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icasm.
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