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realm
(rĕlm)n.
1. A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
2. An area or sphere, as of knowledge or activity: the realm of science. See Synonyms at field.
[Middle English realme, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Old French reial, royal) of Latin regimen, government, from regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
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realm
(rɛlm)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a royal domain; kingdom (now chiefly in such phrases as Peer of the Realm)
2. a field of interest, study, etc: the realm of the occult.
[C13: from Old French reialme, from Latin regimen rule, influenced by Old French reial royal, from Latin rēgālis regal1]
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realm
(rɛlm)n.
1. a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.
2. any sphere, domain, or province: the realm of dreams.
[1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume < Old French reialme, derivative of reial]
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Realm
an alternative for ream; an abstract state, domain, or collective body.Examples: realm of death, 1725; of fancy, 1873; of hell, 1816; of night, 1667; of nonsense, 1682; of paper, 1589; of pleasance, 1830; of rest, 1812.
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Noun | 1. | realm - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" lotus land, lotusland - an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence |
2. | realm - the domain ruled by a king or queen | |
3. | realm - a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" |
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realm
noun
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realm
noun1. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:
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Translations
مَجالمَمْلَكَه
královstvíoblastříše
kongerigerigesfæreverden
aluekuningaskuntapiirivaltakuntavaltapiiri
konungsríkisviî, vettvangur
jomakaralistekaraļvalstspasaulesfēra
rike
realm
[relm] N (lit) (Jur) → reino m (fig) (= field) → esfera f, campo min the realms of fantasy → en el reino de la fantasía
in the realm of the possible → dentro de lo posible
in the realm of speculation → en la esfera de la especulación
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realm
[ˈrɛlm] n (= kingdom) → royaume m
(= domain) → domaine m
the realm of politics → le domaine de la politique
it's not beyond the realms of possibility → c'est du domaine du possiblereal property n (US) → immobilier mreal time n → temps m réel
in real time → en temps réelreal-time [ˌriːlˈtaɪm] modif (COMPUTING) → en temps réel
real-time processing → traitement m en temps réel
the realm of politics → le domaine de la politique
it's not beyond the realms of possibility → c'est du domaine du possiblereal property n (US) → immobilier mreal time n → temps m réel
in real time → en temps réelreal-time [ˌriːlˈtaɪm] modif (COMPUTING) → en temps réel
real-time processing → traitement m en temps réel
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
realm
n (liter: = kingdom) → Königreich nt; (fig) → Reich nt; within the realms of possibility → im Bereich des Möglichen
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realm
(relm) noun1. a kingdom.
2. an area of activity, interest etc. She's well-known in the realm of sport.
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