"totemy" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} totemy (uncountable)
  1. The use of totems within a culture. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-totemy-en-noun-VlEAbKJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Folklore
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          "text": "I cannot say whether these tales have been invented to fit the existing totems, or whether totemy and these fables have had a simultaneous growth."
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