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real
A	noun
	1	real
			an old small silver Spanish coin
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚indicator ╚reference point; point of reference; reference ╚standard; criterion; measure; touchstone ╚medium of exchange; monetary system ╚currency ╚coinage; mintage; specie; metal money ╚coin ╚real
	2	real number, real
			any rational or irrational number
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚number ╚complex number; complex quantity; imaginary number ╚real number, real ╚irrational number ╚rational number ╚scalar product; inner product; dot product
B	adjective
	1	real, tangible
			possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"

	2	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

	3	real, true
			not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold"

	4	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

	5	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"

	6	real
			being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"

	7	real
			founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"

	8	veridical, real
			coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson

	9	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"

C	adverb
	1	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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