Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A dreamlike scene or picture having surreal qualities.

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  • noun The landscape within a dream

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[dream + (land)scape.]

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From dream +‎ -scape.

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Examples

  • For me, the dreamscape is a proflic and successful social networking space for me as a writer.

    Crossing Over: Characters Choosing Writers « Write Anything 2009

  • It's time to let the cat out if the bag- Remember a film called dreamscape well this is like that with a bit of minority report thrown in. the spiller

    Inception Movie Teaser Trailer | /Film 2009

  • It's time to let the cat out if the bag- Remember a film called dreamscape well this is like that with a bit of minority report thrown in. the spiller

    Inception Movie Teaser Trailer | /Film 2009

  • It's time to let the cat out if the bag- Remember a film called dreamscape well this is like that with a bit of minority report thrown in. gigaherc

    Inception Movie Teaser Trailer | /Film 2009

  • Maybe the dreamscape is a repressed memory, so the Architect doesn't even realize the danger their creating for the entire team.

    Inside TV Blog 2010

  • No matter how much time they've spent in dreams, the dreamscape is a world we'll never fully understand.

    Inside TV Blog 2010

  • Echo realizes that none of this is real and advances to the next step in the dreamscape, which is the interior of the Dollhouse where it's snowing and there's a tree (think the World Ash from Norse Mythology) right in the middle of it.

    Mania News Feed 2009

  • The character model change is included as a bonus in the "World of Recycled Vessel" pack, whose main component is a world unlocked by a hidden diary, in which Nier and his companions find themselves in a "dreamscape" that combines the past and present of the game.

    Joystiq 2010

  • The character model change is included as a bonus in the "World of Recycled Vessel" pack, whose main component is a world unlocked by a hidden diary, in which Nier and his companions find themselves in a "dreamscape" that combines the past and present of the game.

    Joystiq 2010

  • Over the years, Watson has perfected a sort of ambiguous genre, which could be described loosely as "dreamscape" music.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

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