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dream

 
 
/driːm/ noun

Definition

SLEEP [C] a series of events and images that happen in your mind while you are sleeping: a bad dream I had a very strange dream last night.
HOPE [C] something that you want to happen although it is not very likely: It was his dream to become an actor.
be in a dream UK to not notice things that are around you because you are thinking about something else
(Definition of dream noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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