"oneironaut" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊˈnaɪɹənɔːt/ [UK], /əˈnaɪɹənɔːt/ [UK], /oʊˈnaɪɹoʊnɔt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oneironaut.wav [Southern-England] Forms: oneironauts [plural]
Etymology: From oneiro- + -naut. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oneiro|naut}} oneiro- + -naut Head templates: {{en-noun}} oneironaut (plural oneironauts)
  1. A person who explores dream worlds, usually associated with lucid dreaming. Wikipedia link: oneironaut Categories (topical): Dreams, People Related terms: oneironautics, lucid dreaming Translations (explorer of dream worlds): unimatkailija (Finnish), onironaute [feminine, masculine] (French), onironauta (Portuguese), ониронаут (onironaut) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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