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Definition of betoken verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

betoken

verb

NAmE//bɪˈtoʊkən//

betoken something (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they betoken

he / she / it betokens

past simple betokened

-ing form betokening

to be a sign of something a clear blue sky betokening a fine day

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