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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

impossible dream en · NOUN

Etymology

From Don Quixote.

Meanings

  1. (figuratively) A belief or goal which is unattainable despite the pursuer's high hopes.
    • Tell me before I seek worthier pastures / And thereby restore self-esteem / How can you be so short-sighted / To look never further than this week or next week / To have no impossible dream? 1996, Alan Parker, Oliver Stone, Evita:

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