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Tokening

noun, verb

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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