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  Betjeman, Sir John betony  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:be·to·ken
PRONUNCIATION:  b-tkn
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: be·to·kened, be·to·ken·ing, be·to·kens
To be or give a sign or portent of. See synonyms at indicate.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English bitoknen : bi-, be- + toknen, to signify (from Old English tcnian; see deik- in Appendix I).
 
 
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  Betjeman, Sir John betony  
 
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