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real.

real (that has physical existence)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁeˈal/

  1. real (that has physical existence)

    real existierender Sozialismus

  2. real, realistic (pertaining to reality)

    Diese Geschichte ist nicht real.
    Sie ist ein kluges Mädchen; sie denkt real.

  3. real-world, practical, particularly (now chiefly archaic) concerned with actual things as opposed to words or ideas

    Realschule
    Realencyclopädie

  4. real (not nominal), measured in purchasing power

    reales Einkommen
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisbor. German real Borrowed from Late Latin reālis. Doublet of reell.

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