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John-a-dreamses

John-a-dreamses is the plural of John-a-dreams.

Meaning of John-a-dreams

Noun

John-a-dreams (plural John-a-dreamses)

  1. (archaic) A man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive.
    • […] Yet I, / A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak / Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, / and can say nothing.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about John-a-dreamses

What is John-a-dreamses the plural of?
John-a-dreamses is the plural of John-a-dreams.

Words near John-a-dreamses in the dictionary

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  5. John-a-dreams
  6. John-a-dreamses
  7. John-a-Noaks
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