TOTEM
\tˈə͡ʊtəm], \tˈəʊtəm], \t_ˈəʊ_t_ə_m]\
Definitions of TOTEM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
By Princeton University
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emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan.
By Oddity Software
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A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan.
By Noah Webster.
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An animal or object conceived among savages, as American Indians, as being closely related to a tribe or clan; a carved or painted representation of this relationship, as a totem pole.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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