Dream
Dream noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.
Speculation and dream are semantically related. in illusion topic. In some cases you can use "Speculation" instead a noun "Dream".
Speculation
Speculation noun - A risky undertaking.
Dream and speculation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dream" instead a noun "Speculation".
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- The fact that he appeared in each dream has led to possibly more fan speculation about his purpose and meaning than all other facets of the show put together.
- There has been much speculation that the Japanese Free Ware game Yume Nikki is an extension of the creator's actual life and dream experiences.
Source: Creator Breakdown / Video Games -
Always The Reveal, always the death of an important character, is immediately pointed as someone's dream, someone's speculation, even someone daydreaming... As a result nobody believed in the advertisments when they showed deaths or reveals.
Source: Series / Malparida
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