realia

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/, /ɹiːˈeɪlɪə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪliə

Noun [edit]

realia (plural only)

  1. Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
    • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 28:
      It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain.

Translations [edit]

real objects or facts

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

realia

  1. nominative neuter plural of realis
  2. accusative neuter plural of realis
  3. vocative neuter plural of realis
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