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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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to·tem
/ ˈtōtəm/
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n.
a natural object or animal believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and adopted by it as an emblem.
DERIVATIVES:
to·tem·ic
/ tōˈtemik/ adj.
to·tem·ism
/ -ˌmizəm/ n.
to·tem·ist
/ -mist/ n.
to·tem·is·tic
/ ˌtōdəˈmistik/ adj.
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Towering totems tell a story; Master carvers carry on an ancient artistic tradition in Alaska.(FEATURES)(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...all the time." At Totem Bight State Historical...original and reproduced totems. Replica poles were...carver, creates totems with a more modern...raven transformation totem, which stands in...to see authentic totems Alaska Indian Arts...alaskaindianarts.com Totem Bigh
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Totem poles stand tall in Indian lore.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 2/26/1998; ; 673 words
; ...town, and the other at Saxman Totem Park two miles to the south...largest single collection of totem poles in the world. You can...watch skilled craftsmen make new totems. Most of Sitka National Historic Park's dozen or so totem poles stand in a trail-marked...
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Totem underlines ongoing commitment to the channel with two appointments; New directors to lead and develop their teams to deliver company's objectives.
M2 Presswire; 6/9/2005; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-9 June 2005-Totem Communications: Totem underlines ongoing commitment to the channel with two appointments...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09062005 Manchester, UK - Totem Communications, the UK's leading provider of inbound call...
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Totem poles.
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the coastal mist. These are totem pole faces. Along the rocky...carved images suggested that the totem pole's owner shared in that...people with harpoons on their totems because they hunted whales. While numerous totem poles are displayed in museums...
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Totem Communications achieve 115% growth in indirect sales through channel expansion programme.
M2 Presswire; 10/7/2002; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-7 October 2002-Totem Communications: Totem Communications achieve 115% growth in indirect sales through...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10072002 Telford, UK -- Totem Communications (www.totemcommunications.com), the...
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Along the trail of totems
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/4/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...at Ketchikan's Totem Heritage Center...two dozen precious totems rescued from abandoned...Haida tradition, old totems were allowed to rot...forest. But for the Totem Heritage Center...new generations. "Totems tell who we are...Shea. Sadly, the totem tradition almost...
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Cereal box totems. (Recycling renaissance).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...American Indians and totem-pole themes and styles...research. Examples of totems were viewed and discussed...not be seen when the totems are mounted on the wall...features to their original totem piece. I was both surprised...the end of class, some totems needed second coats of...
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Breaking the silence of lost totems: `Out of Silence' Exhibit on display at Burke Museum
Newspaper article from: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times); 3/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...2003 SEATTLE - For almost a century, totem poles stood as silent sentinels in many...tribal populations and missionaries ordered totem pole carving stopped because they thought...The late Haida artist Bill Reid called totem poles "treasures that only great traditions...
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New Totem Building Supplies Store Opens in Strathmore; The new 51,500 sq. ft. store is expected to obtain a certified LEED accreditation for its construction.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- A new Totem Building Supplies store opens in Strathmore...system for new building construction. "Totem Building Supplies is proud to be expanding...late Cliff Thorogood and his son, Jim, Totem continues today under its original name...
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SUCCESS OF TOTEM RESOURCES CORP. SPURS PROMOTIONS, NEW OFFICE
PR Newswire; 12/13/1993; 700+ words
; SEATTLE, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Totem Resources Corp., the parent company of Totem OceT?railer Express Inc. (TOTE) and Foss...Barer. The three appointees are principles of Totem Resources Corp. The change will be effective...
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Totems
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
TOTEMS. The word totem is an anglicized...forbidden to eat their totems. However, on specific...ritual occasions, the totem animals were sacrificed...s hypothesis that totems were associated with...did not derive his totem directly from either...
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Totem/Totemism
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
TOTEM/TOTEMISM The word totem is derived from the Ojibwa language of North America, where it refers...emphasizing the differences between cultures. In Freud's work the word totem appears in a supplement (1912a), prepared for the Weimar Congress...
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totem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
totem , an object, usually an animal or plant...relationship that exists with that group. The totem—or rather, the spirit it embodies...group believe that they are descended from a totem ancestor, or that they and the totem are...
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Totem and Taboo
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
TOTEM AND TABOO Totem and Taboo is Sigmund Freud's first work on group psychology. The foundation...majority of later psychoanalysts. Although schematic and structural, Totem and Taboo was the basis for Freud's work on group psychology. Like...
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Totem Resources Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Totem Resources Corporation 1100 Olive Way Suite 1100 Seattle...Companies Nee; 4424 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight Totem Resources Corporation is the holding company of Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE), Foss Maritime Co...
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