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- [rev-uh-ree]
- /ˈrɛv ə ri/
- /ˈrev.ər.i/
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- [rev-uh-ree]
- /ˈrɛv ə ri/
Definitions of reveries word
- noun reveries a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie. 1
- noun reveries a daydream. 1
- noun reveries a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea: reveries that will never come to fruition. 1
- noun reveries Music. an instrumental composition of a vague and dreamy character. 1
- abbreviation REVERIES reverie. 1
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Origin of reveries
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Old French reverie, derivative of rever to speak wildly. See rave1, -ery
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Parts of speech for Reveries
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reveries popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
reveries usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reveries
noun reveries
- abstractions — Plural form of abstraction.
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- detachments — Plural form of detachment.
- fancies — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fantasies — Plural form of fantasy.
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