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(toʊtəm)
Word forms: plural totems
1. countable noun
In some societies, a family's totem is the particular animal, plant, or natural object which they regard as a special symbol and which they believe has spiritual significance.
2. countable noun
Something that is a totem of another thing is a symbol of it.
[written]
This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation. [+ of]

totem in British English

(ˈtəʊtəm)
noun
1. 
(in some societies, esp among Native Americans) an object, species of animal or plant, or natural phenomenon symbolizing a clan, family, etc, often having ritual associations
2. 
a representation of such an object
Derived forms
totemic (təʊˈtɛmɪk)
adjective
totemically (toˈtemically)
adverb
Word origin
C18: from Ojibwa nintōtēm mark of my family

totem in American English

(ˈtoʊtəm)
noun
1. 
among some peoples, an animal or natural object considered as being ancestrally related to a given kin or descent group and taken as its symbol
2. 
an image of this
3. 
a symbol, esp. one held in high regard
Derived forms
totemic (toˈtemic) (toʊˈtɛmɪk)
adjective
Word origin
< an Algonquian language: cf. Ojibwa nindoodeem, my totem

Examples of 'totem' in a sentence
totem

What began as a superstitious practice of players not shaving during the season has become a totem of the sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Perhaps it served as a fertility totem.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My point is that he is pretty far down the totem pole.
The Sun (2015)
The totem pole would have had to be a lot better than it looked to make up for all that.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has become a totem of whether Britain is serious about defence in a dangerous world.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sitting at the bottom of the theatrical totem pole, backing dancers were anonymous and underpaid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's very much the bottom of the totem pole of the entertainment industry.
The Sun (2013)
He can become more of a symbol, a totem, than a person.
Christianity Today (2000)
There are totem poles, a miniature railway, aquarium and zoo.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Get ready, you're going to be the lowest man on the totem pole in your family.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the item was identified as a rare totem pole from the early 20th century by an auctioneer who stumbled upon it when he visited the house.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
totem

British English: totem NOUN
In some societies, a family's totem is the particular animal, plant, or natural object which they regard as a special symbol and which they believe has spiritual significance.
  • American English: totem
  • Brazilian Portuguese: totem
  • Chinese: 图腾
  • European Spanish: tótem
  • French: totem
  • German: Totem
  • Italian: totem
  • Japanese: トーテム
  • Korean: 아메리카 원주민들에게 신성시 되는 자연물 특히 새나 짐승들
  • European Portuguese: totem
  • Latin American Spanish: tótem
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