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- US Pronunciation
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- [toh-kuh n]
- /ˈtoʊ kən/
- /ˈtəʊ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [toh-kuh n]
- /ˈtoʊ kən/
Definitions of token word
- noun token something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning. 1
- noun token a characteristic indication or mark of something; evidence or proof: Malnutrition is a token of poverty. 1
- noun token a memento; souvenir; keepsake: The seashell was a token of their trip. 1
- noun token something used to indicate authenticity, authority, etc.; emblem; badge: Judicial robes are a token of office. 1
- noun token Also called token coin. a stamped piece of metal, issued as a limited medium of exchange, as for bus fares, at a nominal value much greater than its commodity value. 1
- noun token anything of only nominal value similarly used, as paper currency. 1
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Origin of token
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English tāc(e)n; cognate with German Zeichen, Old Norse teikn sign, mark. See teach
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Parts of speech for Token
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
token popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
token usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for token
noun token
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
adj token
adjective token
- honorary — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- nominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
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