Totemic
//təʊˈtɛmɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Serving as, or relating to, a totem. not-comparable
"The Lithuanian director escaped the Nazis and moved to New York, where he became a totemic figure for artists including Andy Warhol and John Lennon[.]"
Adjective
- 1 relating to totemism wordnet
Example
More examples"Many Brexit supporters saw regaining control of the country’s sovereign waters as totemic."
Etymology
From totem + -ic.
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