"dreaming track" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dreaming tracks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dreaming track (plural dreaming tracks)
  1. (Australian Aboriginal mythology) A path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route followed by an Aboriginal ancestor made during the Dreaming; often recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance and painting. Wikipedia link: dreaming track Categories (topical): Australian Aboriginal mythology Synonyms: dreamtime track, songline Related terms: Dreamtime, Dreaming Translations (path across the land): 夢幻路線 (Chinese Mandarin), uniaikainen reitti (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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