Tokening
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of marking or designating. countable, uncountable
- 2 A token, sign, or proof. countable, uncountable
- 3 That which a thing betokens; meaning, interpretation. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of token form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English tokenyng, *taknand, from Old English tācniende, from Proto-Germanic *taiknōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taiknōną (“to mark, denote, indicate”), equivalent to token + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English tokning, takning, from Old English tācnung (“signification, indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom”), equivalent to token + -ing.
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