Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

totem pole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: totem pole
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native American sculpture found in the Pacific Northwest, made by carving trees, and usually displaying symbolic figures that represent clan lineage, cultural beliefs, or historical events.

noun

A hierarchy or ranking of importance.

Example Sentences

"Many visitors to France will go back to the States after a three months' fling of night spots and sight-seeing without remarking that can-can girls and champagne play about the same part in French life today as the tom-tom and totem pole in American life."
"The teacher's pet was fairly high on the class totem pole."

Inflected Forms

totem poles (plural)

Phrases

high on the totem pole low on the totem pole

Questions

What does totem pole mean?: A Native American sculpture found in the Pacific Northwest, made by carving trees, and usually displaying symbolic figures that represent clan lineage, cultural beliefs, or historical events.

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