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realm
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rɛlm
/
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[
relm
]
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noun
1.
a royal domain; kingdom:
the realm of England.
2.
the region, sphere, or domain within
which
anything occurs, prevails, or dominates:
the realm of dreams.
3.
the special province or field of something or someone:
the realm of physics; facts within the realm of political scientists.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
realme, reaume
<
Old French
reialme,
derivative of
reial
<
Latin
rēgālis
regal
Related forms
un·der·realm,
noun
Synonyms
1.
See
kingdom
.
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World English Dictionary
realm
(rɛlm)
—
n
1.
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
regal
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
realm
late 13c., from O.Fr. reaume, probably from roiaume "kingdom," altered (by influence of L. regalis "regal") from Gallo-Romance *regiminem, accusative form of L. regimen "system of government, rule" (see
regimen
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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realm
where experts rule.
In the professional
realm
, interviews are notoriously slippery endeavors.
And now that so much human activity takes place in cyberspace, spies have
infiltrated that
realm
as well.
Anything that has a physical, measurable manifestation is within the
realm
of
science.
Great to see they are moving forward with the e-ink technology toward the
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of color.
He is also convinced that there will be dramatic changes in the
realm
of personal technology.
The set is a minimal white box, which suggests both the
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Nor is it quite right to say that he is best seen primarily in the
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of folk art.
In the adjunct world, as in every
realm
of academics, word of mouth helps.
It's about containing the dead-keeping them out of the
realm
of the living, which is why cemeteries were removed from cities.
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