First Known Use: 14th century
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Icarus
noun Ic·a·rus \ˈi-kə-rəs\
Definition of ICARUS
: the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun
— Icar·i·an \ī-ˈker-ē-ən, i-\ adjective
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Origin of ICARUS
Latin, from Greek Ikaros
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