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baton

See also: Baton, bâton, batön, and bất ổn

English

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Charles III holding a baton (sense 2)
 
conductor's baton (sense 3)
 
passing the baton (sense 4) in a relay race
 
majorette holding a baton (sense 5)
 
police officer wielding a baton (sense 6)
 
Argent, a baton gules (sense 7)
 
baton (sense 10)

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Etymology

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From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

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Noun

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baton (plural batons)

  1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
  3. (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
  5. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
  7. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
  9. (gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
  11. (weaponry, US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
    Synonyms: billy club, nightstick, (UK) truncheon
  13. (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
    Alternative forms: batune, baston
    Coordinate term: scrape
  14. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
  15. (cooking) A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
  17. (baking) A short baguette.

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Translations

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a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground
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Verb

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baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning or batonning, simple past and past participle batoned or batonned)

  1. (transitive) To strike with a baton.

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References

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  • The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
  • The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧ton
  • IPA(key): /baˈton/ [bɐˈt̪on̪]

Noun

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batón

  1. baton (staff or truncheon)
    1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
    2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
    3. club used by policemen; night stick
      Synonym: batuta

Verb

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batón

  1. (music) to conduct an orchestra
  2. (music) to lead a marching band
  3. to use something as a baton
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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batón

  1. to have something
  2. to have a servant
  3. to watch; to look after; to take care of
Derived terms
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References

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  • Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎[2] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[3] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From French bâton.

Noun

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baton (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. bread stick
  2. chocolate stick

Declension

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Declension of baton
nominative baton
genitive batonnıñ
dative batonğa
accusative batonnı
locative batonda
ablative batondan

References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[4], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Esperanto

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Noun

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baton

  1. accusative singular of bato

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French bâton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baton

  1. stick

Hiligaynon

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Verb

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báton

  1. accept, get, receive

Japanese

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Romanization

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baton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of バトン

Louisiana Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French bâton (“stick”).

Noun

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baton

  1. stick
  2. stalk
  3. rod, pole
  4. cane, walking stick

References

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  • Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 64

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French bâton.

Noun

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baton

  1. stick

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
 
baton sense 1
 
baton sense 2
 
baton sense 1

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French bâton.

Noun

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baton m animal or m inan (diminutive batonik)

  2. candy bar (kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate)
  4. (regional) veka (type of pastry made of wheat flour, produced in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, similar to a French baguette but wider, bigger, and fluffier, and with a smoother surface)
    Synonyms: angielka, bina, bułka paryska, gryzka, kawiorka, weka
  5. (slang) baton (folding club used for beating)
    Hypernym: pałka
Declension
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Declension of baton
singular plural
nominative baton batony
genitive batona/batonu batonów
dative batonowi batonom
accusative baton/batona batony
instrumental batonem batonami
locative batonie batonach
vocative batonie batony

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English button.

Noun

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baton m animal or m inan

  2. (graphical user interface) Alternative spelling of button
Declension
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Declension of baton
singular plural
nominative baton batony
genitive batona/batonu batonów
dative batonowi batonom
accusative batona/baton batony
instrumental batonem batonami
locative batonie batonach
vocative batonie batony

Further reading

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  • baton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • baton in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baton n (plural batoane)

  1. bar, stick
    baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar

Declension

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Declension of baton
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) baton batonul (niște) batoane batoanele
genitive/dative (unui) baton batonului (unor) batoane batoanelor
vocative batonule batoanelor

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Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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From French bâton.

Noun

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baton

  1. stick

References

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. baton (staff or truncheon)
    1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
      Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong
    2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
      Synonym: botong
    3. club used by policemen; night stick
      Synonyms: batuta, botong

Further reading

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  • “baton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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Tetum

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Noun

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batón

  1. lipstick
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