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AMERICAN DREAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does American Dream mean?
• AMERICAN DREAM (noun)
The noun AMERICAN DREAM has 1 sense:
1. the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
Familiarity information: AMERICAN DREAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("American Dream" is a kind of...):
ambition; aspiration; dream (a cherished desire)
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