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slumberland

American  
[sluhm-ber-land] / ˈslʌm bərˌlænd /

noun

  1. an imaginary land described to children as the place they enter during sleep.


Etymology

Origin of slumberland

First recorded in 1840–50; slumber + land

Example Sentences

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I want something that’s going to help me drift off to slumberland, mask my husband’s snoring, wake me up on time, and tell me how well I slept.

From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2022

For instance, in 2013, Drew Ackerman created a podcast to lead listeners into slumberland.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016

The sound of her voice is so intimate it is as though she had called in the middle of the night to tell you her latest adventure in slumberland.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2010

She soon came up with a way to outwit such a lover: she would sew his nightshirt to her own nightgown before going off into slumberland.

From Time Magazine Archive

When his eyes closed and he floated away to slumberland it was to the thrilling song of a bird on a bough above his head.

From The Tree of Appomattox by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

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