REVERIE


Meaning of REVERIE in English

n. 1 a fit of abstracted musing (was lost in a reverie). 2 archaic a fantastic notion or theory; a delusion. 3 Mus. an instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state.

[ obs. F resverie f. OF reverie rejoicing, revelry f. rever be delirious, of unkn. orig. ]

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