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\ ROO-bih-kund \
adjective – Inclining to redness; ruddy; red.

Origin:
Rubicund comes from Latin rubicundus, “red, ruddy,” from rubere, “to be red.”

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totemic

\ toh-TEM-ik \
adjective – Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related. Relating to a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group.

Origin:
Totemic derives from the Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) odoodeman , “his sibling kin, his group or family,” hence, “his family mark.”
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