alcheringa
or Al·che·rin·ga
[ al-chuh-ring-guh ]
/ ˌæl tʃəˈrɪŋ gə /
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noun
(in Australian Aboriginal mythology) dreamtime.
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Origin of alcheringa
First recorded in 1895–1900, alcheringa is from the Aranda word aljerreŋe
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Word Origin for alcheringa
from a native Australian language, literally: dream time
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