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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Traumzeit
"Die Traumzeit ist ein zentrales Konzept in der Mythologie der Aborigines."
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In Australian Aboriginal mythology, a sacred era when ancestral beings created the world and established the laws of nature and society.
"Stories of the Dreamtime are passed down through generations via songlines and art."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century by anthropologists (such as Francis James Gillen and Baldwin Spencer) as an English translation of the Arrernte term 'Alcheringa', referring to the Aboriginal Australian time of creation and spiritual reality.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Dreamtime"?
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Le Temps du Rêve
Transliteration: Le Temps du Rêve
"Les légendes du Temps du Rêve expliquent la création du monde."
Traumzeit
Transliteration: Traumzeit
"Die Traumzeit ist ein zentrales Konzept in der Mythologie der Aborigines."
Tempo del Sogno
Transliteration: Tempo del Sogno
"Il Tempo del Sogno collega il passato, il presente e il futuro."
Tiempo del Sueño
Transliteration: Tiempo del Sueño
"El Tiempo del Sueño es sagrado para los pueblos indígenas de Australia."
Tempo do Sonho
Transliteration: Tempo do Sonho
"A mitologia aborígene descreve o Tempo do Sonho como a era da criação."
स्वप्न काल
Transliteration: Swapn Kaal
"स्वप्न काल ऑस्ट्रेलियाई आदिवासियों की संस्कृति का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।"
梦幻时期
Transliteration: Mènghuàn Shíqī
"梦幻时期是澳大利亚原住民神话中的创世时代。"
꿈의 시대
Transliteration: Kkum-ui Sidae
"꿈의 시대는 호주 원주민 신화에서 세상이 창조된 신성한 시기입니다."
ドリームタイム
Transliteration: Dorīmutaimu
"ドリームタイムはアボリジニの神話における創造の時代です。"
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