"songline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɒŋlaɪn/ Forms: songlines [plural]
Etymology: song + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|song|line}} song + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} songline (plural songlines)
  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; a dreaming track. Wikipedia link: songline Categories (topical): Australian Aboriginal mythology Synonyms: dreaming track Related terms: Dreamtime, Dreaming
    Sense id: en-songline-en-noun-dsW38knJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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