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What does "Scion" means?

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Old 12-18-2004, 08:40 PM
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Default What does "Scion" means?

Well, I dont know about you, but I was wondering what the word "SCION" means.

So looked it up...interesting info...We will se where this goes....
let me know why you picked that answer..unless is 4 ..LOL

Main Entry: sci·on
Pronunciation: 'sI-&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French cion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German chInan to sprout, split open, Old English cInan to gape

1st
a detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft

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DESCENDANT, CHILD
A descendant or offspring; a younger member of a family
a descendant or heir; "a scion of royal stock

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djllorens is just killing time ,
and i dont care what it means as long as it rides..

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Old 12-18-2004, 08:44 PM
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I answer two because it was part of Toyota family...and maybe it was meant for the younger generation of families

I dont know if correct but thats just my guess :oops:
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Old 12-18-2004, 08:47 PM
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yea its 2
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Old 12-18-2004, 08:48 PM
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2..two
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Old 12-18-2004, 08:52 PM
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Scion is the either greek or latin for heir or decendant, so #2
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Old 12-18-2004, 08:54 PM
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i like the first two but since we can't vote for more then one i voted for the 1st one
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Old 12-18-2004, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ShadyEye16
Scion is the either greek or latin for heir or decendant, so #2
Yep
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I voted for the fourth one...looks likes someone trying to get numbers built up...J/K

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Old 12-18-2004, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Javier Mendoza Sr
I voted for the fourth one...looks likes someone trying to get numbers built up...J/K
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Scion Corporate's official answer is #2. Any salesman here should know from taking their certification tests.
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Old 12-19-2004, 06:44 AM
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I thought it was two, voted, then read all the posts and was pleasantly surprised to see that I had guessed what appears to be the correct answer!
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Old 12-19-2004, 07:47 AM
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According to dictionary.com, both #1 & 2 are correct....
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ans #2
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Old 12-19-2004, 01:56 PM
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#2

but it looks like he wants #4 to bump up the post score. but also i bet nobody didnt know what scion ment anyway. i thought it was a japanese name untill i looked up a definition a couple of months ago
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Old 12-20-2004, 06:43 AM
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OH BOY!!!
it looks like people knew the answer...

the winner is #2 by far...

good turn out!

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Old 12-20-2004, 06:50 AM
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i voted for number 3 just because it was still at 0 and i figured it was lonely, so i was just comforting it a little bit, even tho i know it was

#2

but yeah, i didnt want 3 to be self conscience about being a zero

ps. its almost 2AM here, I am really really tired, cant sleep, so i am just trying to amuse myself.
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Old 12-21-2004, 09:06 PM
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yeah anyone would no it was answer # 2 because of purchasing through toyota finacing at least
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Old 12-24-2004, 02:17 AM
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this post was moved so just wanting to get some more feed back....
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Old 12-24-2004, 02:42 AM
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Did you really think it had to do with grafting plant life?

Of course Scion is a "decendant" of Toyota.
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Old 12-24-2004, 03:17 AM
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My dictionary said that it was a word that came from "Old French" or "Middle English"
I looked it up to see the origin.


oh, yeah #2
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