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Word: Real
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’
rɪəl
actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed
Short Definition:actually existing as thing or occurring in fact
Examples:- Julius Caesar was a real person
- her many illnesses, real and imaginary
(of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine
Short Definition:not imitation or artificial
Examples:- the earring was presumably real gold
complete; utter (used for emphasis)
Short Definition:complete
Examples:- the tour turned out to be a real disaster
adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power
Short Definition:adjusted for changes in value of money
Examples:- real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent
- an increase in real terms of 11.6 per cent
(of a number or quantity) having no imaginary part.
Short Definition:(of number or quantity) having no imaginary part
(of an image) of a kind in which the light that forms it actually passes through it; not virtual.
Short Definition:(of image) of kind in which light that forms it actually passes through it
Word: Real
Speech Type: Adverb
rɪəl
really; very
Short Definition:really
Examples:- my head hurts real bad
Word: Real
Speech Type: Noun
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