Dreamtime

English

/ˈdɹiːmtaɪm/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Australian Aboriginal mythology) The time of the creation of the world, by the ancestors out of their own essence.

Etymology

Compound from English dream + English time.

Origin

English

time

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