Etymology

day's residue

Today it means: The elements of the events of the preceding day that subsequently occur in a dream. Full definition →

German Tagesreste
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  1. German · calque ofTagesreste
  2. English todayday's residue

Calque of German Tagesreste, coined by Sigmund Freud.

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