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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 353
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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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