songline

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/ˈsɒŋlaɪn/

noun

A path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route followed by an Aboriginal ancestor made during the Dreaming; often recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance and painting; a dreaming track.

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dreaming track
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Meanings

nounsongline (plural songlines)

plural songlines

  1. Australian Aboriginal mythologyA path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route followed by an Aboriginal ancestor made during the Dreaming; often recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance and painting; a dreaming track.

    Synonyms: dreaming track

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route followed by an Aboriginal ancestor made during the Dreaming; often recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance and painting; a dreaming track.

Similar
dreaming track
Also see
dreaming track

Origin

From song + line.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Solingen
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APA

songline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songline

MLA

“songline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “songline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songline.

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