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- [toh-tuh m]
- /ˈtoʊ təm/
- /ˈtəʊ.təm/
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- [toh-tuh m]
- /ˈtoʊ təm/
Definitions of totemic word
- noun totemic a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group. 1
- noun totemic an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or sib considers itself closely related. 1
- noun totemic a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group. 1
- noun totemic anything serving as a distinctive, often venerated, emblem or symbol. 1
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Origin of totemic
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60, Americanism; < Ojibwa ninto·te·m my totem, oto·te·man his totem (probably orig. my clan-village-mate, derivative of stem o·te·- dwell in or as a village; compare o·te·na village)
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Parts of speech for Totemic
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totemic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
totemic usage trend in Literature
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adj totemic
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
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