"John-a-dreams" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: John-a-dreamses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} John-a-dreams (plural John-a-dreamses)
  1. (archaic) A man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive. Tags: archaic Synonyms: John-a-nokes, John-a-stiles
    Sense id: en-John-a-dreams-en-noun-NBzr-0Gn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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