n. Something serving as an expression of something else; sign, symboln. A keepsake, momento, souvenirn. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or servicesn. Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint; also fig.n. Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion; reason, reasoning, witcraft (see usage)n. An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power, a miraclen. An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction; a passwordn. A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.n. Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.n. A tallyn. A particular thing to which a concept applies.n. An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing. Also called a symbol.n. A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.n. A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.n. (obsolete) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.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.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.n. A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.n. In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.adj. Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.adj. a minor attempt for appearance sake, or to minimally comply with a requirementv. To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denotev. To betrothv. To symbolize, instantiate