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Nov 30, 2009
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to'tem pole"




1. a pole or post carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indians of the northwest coast of North America, esp. in front of their houses.
2. a hierarchical system: the bureaucratic totem pole.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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