Token
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Something or someone serving as an expression of something else. Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To symbolize or instantiate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something serving as an expression of something else; sign, symbol. A keepsake or souvenir. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money. A particular thing to which a concept applies. An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing. Also called a symbol.
Example sentence: I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.
Keepsake
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.