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token
[ toh-kuhn ]
/ ËtoÊ kÉn /
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noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
serving as a token: a token gift;a token male on an all-female staff.
slight; perfunctory; minimal: token resistance.
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Idioms about token
- in proof of which.
- moreover; furthermore: She has a talent as a painter, and by the same token has a sharp eye for detail.
by the same token,
in token of, as a sign of; in evidence of: a ring in token of his love.
Origin of token
First recorded before 900; Middle English token(e), tokin(e), Old English tÄc(e)n, tÄcon; cognate with German Zeichen, Old Norse teikn, tÄkn âsign, markâ; see teach
OTHER WORDS FROM token
pre·to·ken, noun, verb (used with object)Words nearby token
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British Dictionary definitions for token
token
/ (ËtÉÊkÉn) /
noun
verb
(tr) to act or serve as a warning or symbol of; betoken
Word Origin for token
Old English tÄcen; related to Old Frisian tÄken, Old Saxon tÄkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn; see teach
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Other Idioms and Phrases with token
token
see by the same token; in token of.
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