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oneirocritical

oneirocritical adjective: of or relating to the interpretation of dreams.

Adjective

oneirocritical (comparative more oneirocritical, superlative most oneirocritical)

  1. Of or relating to the interpretation of dreams.
    • oneirocritical literature
    • he may employ himself a while in that new kind of observation which my oneirocritical correspondent has directed him to make of himself.1714 October 2 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “TUESDAY, September 22, 1714”, in The Spectator, number 597; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […]...

Forms of oneirocritical

comparativemore oneirocritical
superlativemost oneirocritical
alternative formoneirocritic

Origin of oneirocritical

Ancient Greek ὀνειροκριτικός (oneirokritikós) (from ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”) + κριτικός (kritikós, “able to discern”)) + -al.

Words formed from oneirocritical

Questions about oneirocritical

What does oneirocritical mean?
Oneirocritical means of or relating to the interpretation of dreams.
What part of speech is oneirocritical?
Oneirocritical is an adjective.

Words near oneirocritical in the dictionary

  1. oneirocrisy
  2. oneirocrit
  3. oneirocrite
  4. oneirocrites
  5. oneirocritic
  6. oneirocritical
  7. oneirocritically
  8. oneirocriticism
  9. oneirocritick
  10. oneirocriticks
  11. oneirocritics

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