This week's theme
Illustrated words

This week's words
juggernaut
klatsch
oneiric
scandent
zymology

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(oh-NY-rik)

MEANING:

adjective: Of or relating to dreams; dreamy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek oneiros (dream). Earliest documented use: 1859.

USAGE:

"Fellini's films, always fantastical, soon took a distinctly oneiric turn, and he eventually filled some five hundred sheets with drawings and descriptions of his dreams."
The Book of Dreams; The New Yorker; Sep 1, 2008.

See more usage examples of oneiric in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

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