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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDream
/driːm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
"I had a strange dream last night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'drem', from Old English 'drēam' (meaning joy, music, and later a sleeping vision), with Germanic roots shared across Old Norse and Old High German. Over centuries, the primary semantic sense shifted from musical revelry and noisy joy to the subconscious imagery experienced during sleep.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dream" is said worldwide
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rêve
Transliteration: rêve
"J'ai fait un beau rêve."
Traum
Transliteration: Traum
"Ich hatte einen schönen Traum."
sogno
Transliteration: sogno
"Ho fatto un bel sogno."
sueño
Transliteration: sueño
"Tuve un sueño extraño."
sonho
Transliteration: sonho
"Eu tive um sonho bom."
सपना
Transliteration: sapna
"मैंने कल रात एक सपना देखा।"
梦想
Transliteration: mèngxiǎng
"我做一个好梦。"
꿈
Transliteration: kkum
"나는 어젯밤에 좋은 꿈을 꿨다."
夢
Transliteration: yume
"昨日の夜、変な夢を見た。"
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