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oneir(o)-

Dreams or dreaming.

Greek oneiros, dream.

Oneiromancy is the interpretation of dreams in order to foretell the future; oneirology is the study of dreams; oneirism is a formal term for day-dreaming; the adjective oneiric refers to dreams or dreaming.

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