Definition of 'reverie'
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reverie in British English
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C14: from Old French resverie wildness, from resver to behave wildly, of uncertain origin; see rave1Word Frequency
reverie in American English
noun
2.
a dreamy, fanciful, or visionary notion or daydream
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reverie in American English
(ˈrevəri)
noun
Also: reverySYNONYMS 1. abstraction, brown study.2.
a daydream
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