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to·tem    Audio Help   (tō'təm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. An animal, plant, or natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian.
    2. A representation of such an object.
    3. A social group having a common affiliation to such an object.
  2. A venerated emblem or symbol: "grew up with the totems and taboos typical of an Irish Catholic kid in Boston" (Connie Paige).


[Ojibwa nindoodem, my totem.]

to·tem'ic (-těm'ĭk) adj.
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