noun
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A commodity; see realty.
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(grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
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A real number.
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A realist.
adjective
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True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
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Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
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This is real leather.
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Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
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These are real tears!
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Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
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a description of real life
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That has objective, physical existence.
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No one has ever seen a real unicorn.
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Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
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My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
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Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
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(of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
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Relating to immovable tangible property.
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real estate; real property
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Absolute, complete, utter.
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This is a real problem.
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Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners.
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I'm keeping it real.
adverb
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Really, very.
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When I told him the truth, he got real mad.