Word of the Day for Friday, January 21, 2011
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totemic \toh-TEM-ik\, adjective:
totemic \toh-TEM-ik\, adjective:
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1. Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related.
1. Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related.
2. Relating to a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group.
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The B.O.'s totemic relationship to Communist China is profound!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
It's as totemic to me as Don's black hat was to my baby daughter.-- Jonathan Stone, Monkeys on My Back: Three Unpublished(unpublishable?) Novels (Oh, and a Novella)
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A convict's personal possessions - few in number, weighted with significance-took on a totemic quality, and Doug had, over time, winnowed his meaningful totems down to exactly one.-- Chuck Hogan, Prince of Thieves: A Novel
A convict's personal possessions - few in number, weighted with significance-took on a totemic quality, and Doug had, over time, winnowed his meaningful totems down to exactly one.-- Chuck Hogan, Prince of Thieves: A Novel
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Totemic derives from the Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) odoodeman, "his sibling kin, his group or family," hence, "his family mark."
Totemic derives from the Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) odoodeman, "his sibling kin, his group or family," hence, "his family mark."
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