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real
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Meanings
adjective
  • actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.
    E.g. Julius Caesar was a real person
  • (of a thing) not imitation or artificial; genuine.
    E.g. the earring was presumably real gold
  • complete; utter (used for emphasis).
    E.g. the tour turned out to be a real disaster
  • adjusted for changes in the value of money; assessed by purchasing power.
    E.g. real incomes had fallen by 30 per cent
  • (of a 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.
adverb
  • really; very.
    E.g. my head hurts real bad
noun
  • the basic monetary unit of Brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.

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