realia

Definitions


[reɪˈɑːlɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- objects and material from everyday life, especially when used as teaching aids
(e.g: the industrial English language course makes extensive and varied use of realia, such as specifications, extracts from company brochures, manuals, diagrams, etc.)

- real things or actual facts, especially as distinct from theories about or reactions to them


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from late Latin, neuter plural (used as a noun) of realis ‘relating to things’ (see real)




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