"through the looking glass" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

  1. Alternative form of through the looking-glass. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: through the looking-glass
    Sense id: en-through_the_looking_glass-en-prep_phrase-9i-fgPoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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