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rev•er•ie
(ˈrɛv ə ri)n.
1. a state of meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.
2. a daydream.
3. a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea.
[1325–75; < Old French reverie, derivative of rever to speak wildly]
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Noun | 1. | revery - an abstracted state of absorption abstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else dream - a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream" brown study - a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness |
2. | revery - absentminded dreaming while awake |
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