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dreamworld

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From dream + world. Compare West Frisian dreamwrâld (“dreamworld”), Dutch droomwereld, dromenwereld (“dreamworld”), German Traumwelt (“dreamworld”), Danish drømmeverden (“dreamworld”), Swedish drömvärld (“dreamworld”).

  1. An imaginary world, such as experienced while dreaming.

    At midnight they left the air-conditioned dream-world and entered the oven of the street.

  2. Synonym of dreamland (“ideal but unrealistic fantasy world”).