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Alice-in-Wonderland

American  
[al-is-in-wuhn-der-land] / ˈæl ɪs ɪnˈwʌn dərˌlænd /

adjective

  1. resembling a dream or fantasy; unreal.

    an Alice-in-Wonderland world of incompleted projects and wishful thinking.
Alice-in-Wonderland British  

adjective

  1. fantastic; irrational

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Etymology

Origin of Alice-in-Wonderland

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Alice in wonderland and Through the looking glass.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Alice in wonderland and Through the looking glass.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Alice in wonderland and Through the looking glass.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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