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1. physically existing: having actual physical existence
  practice medicine with real patients
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2. verifiable: verifiable as actual fact, e.g. legally or scientifically
What is his real name?
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3. not imaginary: existing as fact, rather than as a product of dreams or the imagination
In the real world things are somewhat different.
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4. not artificial: genuine and original, not artificial or synthetic
real leather
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5. traditional and authentic: prepared or made in a traditional or authentic way, rather than being mass-produced or artificial
looking for some real food
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6. undisputed: based on fact, observation, or experience and so undisputed
The real success of the evening was the comedy act.
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7. essential: of basic, essential, or critical importance
And the real question for America is: why take the risk?
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8. emphasizing truth: used to emphasize the accuracy or appropriateness of a particular thing
He's a real professional.
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9. sincere: honest or sincere, not feigned or affected
express your real feelings
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10. economics in terms of purchasing power: regarded in terms of purchasing power rather than the actual amount
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11. commercial law relating to fixed property: relating to land and the fixed property associated with it
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12. philosophy about existence: concerned with independent objective existence
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13. mathematics involving only rational or irrational numbers: involving, relating to, or having elements of the set of rational or irrational numbers only
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very: very or extremely
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informal
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I'm real tired.
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noun (plural re·als) |
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1. reality: everything that exists in the actual world
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2. mathematics
Same as real number
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin realis "relating to things (in law)" < Latin res "thing, fact"] |
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| re·al·ness noun |
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for real seriously, not as a joke or as a practice (informal)
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get real
1. used to indicate strongly that what somebody said or thought is unrealistic or out of touch with the facts (slang)
2. to begin to take a realistic view of a situation
He needs to get real.
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(in) real life in the course of normal life as opposed to imagined or fictional representations of life, e.g. in books and movies
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real or reel? Do not confuse the spelling of real and reel, which sound similar. Real is chiefly used as an adjective, meaning "existing," "factual," or "genuine," as in the real world, her real name, real silk. Reel is used as a noun and verb referring to a cylindrical device on which something is wound (as in a reel of thread, reel in a fishing line), a lively dance (as in the Virginia reel), or a staggering movement (as in reeling from the shock).
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