American Dream

noun

Etymology

Of unknown origin. First attested in the 1910s. Popularized by American writer and historian James Truslow Adams in 1931.

Definitions

  1. The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should…

    The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.

    • But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of American Dream.

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