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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Real \Re"al\, n. [Sp., fr real royal, L. regalis. See {Regal}, and cf {Ree} a coin.] A small Spanish silver coin; also a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary system. Note: A real of plate (coin) varied in value according to the time of its coinage, from 121/2 down to 10 cents, or from 61/2 to 5 pence sterling. The real vellon, or money of account, was nearly equal to five cents, or 21/2 pence sterling. In 1871 the coinage of Spain was assimilated to that of the Latin Union, of which the franc is the unit. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Real \Re"al\, n. A realist. [Obs.] --Burton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Real \Re*al"\, a. Royal; regal; kingly. [Obs.] ``The blood real of Thebes.'' --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Real \Re"al\, a. [LL. realis, fr L. res, rei, a thing: cf F. r['e]el. Cf {Rebus}.] 1. Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as a description of real life. Whereat I waked, and found Before mine eyes all real, as the dream Had lively shadowed. --Milton. 2. True; genuine; not artificial; counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: real adj 1: 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 [syn: {existent}] [ant: {unreal}] 2: 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" [syn: {real(a)}] [ant: {unreal}] 3: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real mink"; "true gold" [syn: {true}] 4: 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" 5: possible to be treated as fact "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: {tangible}] 6: 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" [syn: {actual}, {genuine}, {literal}] 7: (economics) being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: {nominal}] 8: 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 [syn: {substantial}, {material}] [ant: {insubstantial}] 9: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings; real estate" 10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: {veridical}] 11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time" n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number}] 2: an old small silver Spanish coin adv : intensifiers; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; (`real' is sometimes used informally for `really' as in "I'm real sorry about it"; `rattling' is informal as in "a rattling good yarn") [syn: {very}, {really}, {rattling}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: real adj Not simulated. Often used as a specific antonym to {virtual} in any of its jargon senses From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: real 1. Not simulated. Often used as a specific antonym to {virtual} in any of its jargon senses 2.{real number}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-03-12)
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