dream sequence

Noun

dream sequence (plural dream sequences)

1. A section of a film, play, work of literature, or other narrative art, that depicts the events of a character’s dream.
   • Mr. Du Maurier with a dream-sequence, which, if less nightmarish than the great original series, is yet mighty pleasant and ingenious.1893 December 9, The Saturday Review, volume LXXVI, London, page 660, column 2
   • The settings are unusually brilliant, particularly those of the dream sequence, and the interpretation is forceful and dramatic.1925 July 15, The Register, Adelaide, page 13, column 6
2. A series of events that take place in a person's dream.
   • Nefzawi, rather ingeniously, offers numerous fantastic explanations and interpretations of dream sequences in The Perfumed Garden.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 124
   • But this dream control takes practice and that first-waking note-taking is important. No matter how nonsensical and muddled the dream sequence is, write it down.1980 January 30, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 28, column 3