totemic
See also: totèmic
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totemic (not comparable)
- Serving as, or relating to, a totem.
- 2019 January 23, Alex Needham, “Jonas Mekas, titan of underground filmmaking, dies aged 96”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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[.]
- 2022 October 17, Jessica Elgot, Larry Elliott, Aubrey Allegretti, “Jeremy Hunt shreds Truss’s economic plans in astounding U-turn on tax”, in The Guardian[2]:
- Hunt also refused to rule out cuts to totemic Conservative pledges, including defence spending and the pensions triple lock.
- 2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times[3]:
- Gone is the idea of a totemic strand of DNA that extends six feet when uncoiled and stretched out in a straight line. Now, the rebooted reference resembles a corn maze, with alternative paths and side trails that allow scientists to explore a broader range of the genetic diversity found in people the world over.
Translations edit
serving as, or relating to, a totem
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French totémique.
Adjective edit
totemic m or n (feminine singular totemică, masculine plural totemici, feminine and neuter plural totemice)
Declension edit
Declension of totemic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | totemic | totemică | totemici | totemice | ||
definite | totemicul | totemica | totemicii | totemicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | totemic | totemice | totemici | totemice | ||
definite | totemicului | totemicei | totemicilor | totemicelor |