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dreamtime

dream·time
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dreem-tahym]
    • /ˈdrimˌtaɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dreem-tahym]
    • /ˈdrimˌtaɪm/

Definitions of dreamtime word

  • noun dreamtime (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines. 1
  • noun dreamtime (in the mythology of Australian Aboriginal peoples) a mythical Golden Age of the past 0
  • noun dreamtime any remote period, out of touch with the actualities of the present 0

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Origin of dreamtime

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; dream + time

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dreamtime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dreamtime popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dreamtime usage trend in Literature

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