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totemic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /təʊˈtɛmɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛmɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Serving as, or relating to, a totem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to totemism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • totemic object

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ojibwe (o)doodem(an)bor. English totem Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English totemic From totem + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: totèmic — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • French: totémique — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • Greek: τοτεμικός (totemikós) — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • Italian: totemico — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • Portuguese: totêmico — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • Portuguese: totémico — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • Romanian: totemic — serving as, or relating to, a totem
  • Spanish: totémico — serving as, or relating to, a totem