dreamtime
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Dreamtime¹
- /ˈdɹiːmtaɪm/
Where it comes from
A false calque of Eastern Arrernte Altyerrenge (“the Dreaming”), based on the incorrect assumption that the word is related to altyerre (“a dream”) or altyerre areme (“to dream”). "-time" is an addition unrooted in Aboriginal language.
proper noun Dream Time · Dream-time · dreamtime
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The time of the creation of the world, by the ancestors out of their own essence.
No, Brian Elliott's hobby-horse is not the Jindyworobaks' political links—it is his conviction that they are to be remembered and well respected for their awareness of Aboriginal myth and legend and for their understanding and symbolic poetical use of the alcheringa concept (the Dreamtime myth of th
Similar: Alchera, Alcheringa, Dreaming
dreamtime²
proper noun
- Alternative form of Dreamtime Initially, having been denied access to men's society and their secret ceremonies, Munn encountered the dreamtime among women, in the occasion of their daily storytelling.
noun dreamtimes
- The time for dreaming.
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name time of creation of the world in Australian mythology
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title = {dreamtime},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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