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real
Anoun
real
 an old small silver Spanish coin
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real number, real
 any rational or irrational number
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Badjective
real, tangible
 possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
substantial, real, material
 having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
real, true
 not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"
real, existent
 being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
real(a)
 no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
real
 being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
real
 founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"
veridical, real
 coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
real
 not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
10 real
 (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate"
11 actual, genuine, literal, real
 being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
Cadverb
very, really, real, rattling
 used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"

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