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rev·er·ie
noun
or rev·ery \ˈrev(ə)rē, -ri\
(plural reveries)
Etymology: French rêverie, from Middle French resverie, raverie, reverie delirium, rage, revelry, from resver, raver, rever to wander, be delirious + -erie -ery
1. : an extravagant or fanciful product of the mind : a theory or notion marked by strangeness or impracticality : a purely visionary or theoretical concept
< the scheme was pure reverie >
2.
a. : the condition of being lost in thought or abstracted musing
< passed the day in reverie before the fire >
b. : a sequence of thoughts or images not purposively directed
< had a reverie about the children's future > |