day's residue

noun

The elements of the events of the preceding day that subsequently occur in a dream.

OriginGerman Tagesreste →
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Meanings

nounday's residue (plural days' residues)

plural days' residues · alternative day residue

  1. human sciencesThe elements of the events of the preceding day that subsequently occur in a dream.

Origin

  1. GermanTagesreste
  2. Englishday's residue

Calque of German Tagesreste, coined by Sigmund Freud.

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APA

day's residue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day's%20residue

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day's residue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day's%20residue.

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