• noun:   an old small silver Spanish coin
• noun:   any rational or irrational number
• adjective:   being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

  Example: "Real objects"

• adjective:   being value measured in terms of purchasing power

  Example: "Real prices"

• adjective:   founded on practical matters

  Example: "A recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time"

• adjective:   not to be taken lightly

  Example: "Statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"

• adjective:   (of property) fixed or immovable

  Example: "Real property consists of land and buildings"

• adjective:   possible to be treated as fact

  Example: "His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"

• adjective:   not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin

  Example: "Real mink"

• adjective:   coinciding with reality
• adjective:   having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
• adjective:   being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
• adverb:   used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

  Example: "A really enjoyable evening"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6342)

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