dreamtime

American  

[dreem-tahym] / ˈdrimˌtaɪm /

noun

1. (often initial capital letter)  the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in Australian Aboriginal mythology.

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Dreamtime British  

/ ˈdriːmtaɪm /

noun

1. Also called: alchera.   alcheringa.  (in the mythology of Australian Aboriginal peoples) a mythical Golden Age of the past

2. informal  any remote period, out of touch with the actualities of the present

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Etymology

Origin of dreamtime

First recorded in 1905–10; dream + time

Example Sentences

Dreamtime Dentistry, the Vista, Calif., facility where Moreno underwent surgery, responded to the medical examiner’s report by saying the death was “not due to dosage but instead due to her rare but undiagnosed/undetected medical condition.”

From Los Angeles Times

Moreno was referred to Dreamtime Dentistry after complaining about a toothache four months prior, according to the autopsy reviewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Representatives for Dreamtime Dentistry told The Times they were not aware of her fever and noted that Moreno’s mother, “completed and signed a pre-operative check-in form indicating ‘No’ when asked if the patient was sick.”

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The pre-op evaluation included a thorough review of Moreno’s medical and dental history, assessment of vital signs, a physical examination including heart, lung sounds and airway evaluation, among other procedures, according to a statement from Dreamtime Dentistry.

From Los Angeles Times

On March 18, Silvanna Moreno was placed under anesthesia for a dental surgery at Dreamtime Dentistry, a facility that is described in its website as striving “to be the premier office for sedation dentistry in Vista, CA.”

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