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The Meaning of token
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(n.) Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah.
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(n.) A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.
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(n.) Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.
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(n.) A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.
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(n.) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.
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(n.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
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(n.) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
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(n.) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
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(n.) To betoken.
Synonyms
item
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keepsake
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souvenir
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relic
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nominal
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tokenish
Rhymes
bowcan
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broken
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goeken
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heartbroken
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housebroken
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jochen
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kokan
,
koken
,
loken
,
michoacan
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misspoken
,
oaken
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outspoken
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slocan
,
softspoken
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soken
,
spoken
,
unbroken
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unspoken
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woken
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wolken