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token

/ˈtəʊkən/ /ˈtoʊkən/

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noun

Something serving as an expression of something else.

Examples :

"The gold medal was a token of her hard work and dedication throughout the school year. "

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noun

Examples :

"Please accept this bustier as a token of our time together."

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A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.

Examples :

"A book token is the easiest option for a Christmas gift."

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(sometimes figurative) Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed to a small, faded photograph as a token of the family's visit to the museum. "

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Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.

Examples :

"My mother's experience working as a nurse was a strong token for her belief that everyone deserves compassionate care. "

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An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.

Examples :

"The sudden, miraculous healing of the student's injured arm was considered a token of divine intervention. "

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An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.

Examples :

"The teacher gave each student a token to show they had completed the homework assignment. "

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A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.

Examples :

"The jeweler presented a token to verify the diamond's authenticity. "

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Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.

Examples :

"The student presented a token of her hard work – a perfect score on the exam – as a guarantee she deserved a scholarship. "

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noun

Examples :

"The teacher used a small token to mark each student's contribution to the class discussion. "

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A particular thing to which a concept applies.

Examples :

"My daughter's favorite color is a token of her happiness. "

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An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.

Examples :

"The computer program recognized "cat" as a token, a single piece of data that it needed to understand the sentence. "

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A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.

Examples :

"The computer program used a token to allow each student to submit their homework assignment one at a time. "

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A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.

Examples :

"To protect his bank account details, he used a token instead of his real password. "

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(grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.

Examples :

"The word "the" is a common token in the English language. "

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(corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.

Examples :

"The researcher analyzed the token "dog" in a children's book to understand how often it appeared. "

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A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.

Examples :

"A persistent cough was a token of a possible respiratory infection. "

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A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.

Examples :

"The old woman's face showed a dreadful token, a purple spot near her temple, alarming her family about her approaching death. "

medicine body sign appearance disease

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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.

Examples :

"The printer produced a token of 250 sheets of paper for the school project. "

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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.

Examples :

"The miner used his special token to mark the corf of coal he had dug. "

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A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.

Examples :

"The miners found a token of coal, indicating a larger coal seam nearby. "

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A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.

Examples :

"The train engineer used a token to signal the signalman that the train was approaching. "

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In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.

Examples :

"The weaver used a red token to indicate which shuttle to use for the next thread. "

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(Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.

Examples :

"Before the church service, the usher gave each person a token to show they were allowed to receive communion. "

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verb

To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote

Examples :

"Her quiet demeanor tokened her disappointment in the project outcome. "

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verb

Examples :

"The young couple decided to token their engagement, planning a small ceremony with close friends. "

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verb

To symbolize, instantiate

Examples :

"The teacher used a gold star to token her student's good behavior. "

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adjective

Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.

Examples :

"He made a token tap on the brake pedal at the stop sign."

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adjective

A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement

Examples :

"He made a token effort to tidy his room, just shoving a few clothes into the closet. "

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