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Definition of pipe dream noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pipe dream

noun
 
/ˈpaɪp driːm/
 
/ˈpaɪp driːm/
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  1. a hope or plan that is impossible to achieve or not practicalTopics Difficulty and failurec2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: referring to a dream experienced when smoking an opium pipe.
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