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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;{{quality|Exceptional|18:10, 28 April 2011 (UTC)}}{{av}}  Language tokens are used within the language_*.txt raw files. Each token is permitted in a specific context.  ==WORD=...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{quality|Exceptional|18:10, 28 April 2011 (UTC)}}{{av}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Language tokens are used within the language_*.txt raw files. Each token is permitted in a specific context.&lt;br /&gt;
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==WORD==&lt;br /&gt;
{| {{prettytable}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#dddddd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;20%&amp;quot; | Token&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;20%&amp;quot; | Arguments&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;60%&amp;quot; | Description&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|NOUN}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* singular&lt;br /&gt;
* plural&lt;br /&gt;
| Begins defining a noun usage of a word &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|ADJ}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* adjective&lt;br /&gt;
| Begins defining an adjective usage of a word &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|PREFIX}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* prefix  &lt;br /&gt;
| Begins defining a prefix usage of a word  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|VERB}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* present first person&lt;br /&gt;
* present third person&lt;br /&gt;
* [[wikipedia:preterite|preterite]]&lt;br /&gt;
* past participle&lt;br /&gt;
* present participle&lt;br /&gt;
| Defines a verb usage of a word  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|ADJ_DIST}}&lt;br /&gt;
| number 1-7&lt;br /&gt;
| Determines what order the adjective being defined comes in when in a string of multiple adjectives.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|THE_NOUN_SING}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the singular noun form of the word be used after &amp;quot;the&amp;quot;. (&amp;quot;The X of Y&amp;quot;, where X is the word with the tag)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|THE_NOUN_PLUR}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| As above, but with plural. (&amp;quot;The Xs of Y&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|THE_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the singular noun form of the word be used as part of a compound noun after &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Z-X of Y&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|THE_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| As above, but with plural. (&amp;quot;The Z-Xs of Y&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|THE_COMPOUND_ADJ}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the adjective form of the word be used as part of a compound noun after &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Z-X of Y&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|OF_NOUN_SING}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the singular noun form of the word be used after &amp;quot;of&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;The Y of X&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|OF_NOUN_PLUR}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| As above, but with plural. (The Y of Xs)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|FRONT_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the singular noun form of the word be used at the front of a compound noun (XY, as in surnames)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|FRONT_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| As above, but with plural.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|REAR_COMPOUND_NOUN_SING}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the singular noun form of the word be used at the rear of a compound noun (YX, as in surnames)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|REAR_COMPOUND_NOUN_PLUR}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| As above, but with plural.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|FRONT_COMPOUND_ADJ}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Lets the adjective form of the word be used at the front of a compound noun&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|REAR_COMPOUND_ADJ}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| As above, but at the rear instead.&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|FRONT_COMPOUND_PREFIX}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Allows the prefix form to be appended as a prefix to a compound noun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|THE_COMPOUND_PREFIX}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Allows the prefix form to be appended as a prefix to a compound noun following &amp;quot;the&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|STANDARD_VERB}}&lt;br /&gt;
|   &lt;br /&gt;
| Allows the verb to be used in a compound noun and for its participles to be used as adjectives.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==SYMBOL==&lt;br /&gt;
{| {{prettytable}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#dddddd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;20%&amp;quot; | Token&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;20%&amp;quot; | Arguments&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;60%&amp;quot; | Description&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|S_WORD}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
* WORD&lt;br /&gt;
| Specifies the given WORD (defined in language_words.txt) as belonging to the symbol being defined. A given word can belong to multiple symbols.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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==TRANSLATION==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| {{prettytable}}&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#dddddd&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;20%&amp;quot; | Token&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;20%&amp;quot; | Arguments&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;60%&amp;quot; | Description&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{text anchor|T_WORD}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
* WORD&lt;br /&gt;
* translation&lt;br /&gt;
| Specifies a translation from a given WORD (defined in language_words.txt) into the language being defined.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[40d:Language|Language]]&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Category|Modding}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Category|Tokens}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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