emoticon

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Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ɪˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn/

Noun

emoticon (plural emoticons)

1. A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.
   1. A graphic made up of text characters to represent such emotion; a smiley.
   2. An image or graphic icon used to represent such emotions; an emoji.

Translations

• French: émoticône, émoticone, binette, frimousse
• German: Emoticon
• Portuguese: emoticon
• Russian: сма́йлик
• Spanish: emoticón, emoticono

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