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Etymology edit

dream +‎ sign

Noun edit

dreamsign (plural dreamsigns)

  1. Something seen in a dream that can be used by the dreamer to recognise that he/she is dreaming.
    • 2001, Amazing brain and body breakthroughs, page 233:
      Watch for a dreamsign, something that wouldn't be there if you were awake.
    • 2002, Kathlyn Hinesley, Welcome to Infinity, page 157:
      Once dreamsigns are identified, they can assist a person in becoming aware that he or she is experiencing a dream and, thus, lead to a state of lucidity.
    • 2010, Sandra A. Thomson, Cloud Nine: A Dreamer's Dictionary, page 66:
      LaBerge divides dreamsigns into four categories []

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