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real

  • [reˈal]

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French réel, German real, both from Late Latin reālis (“real, actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).

adjective reală · reali · reale · real

  1. masculine, neuter real

    Opposite: nereal

In English

  • real true, genuine, not merely nominal

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MLA

"real." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/real. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

real. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/real

Chicago

"real." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/real.

BibTeX
@misc{real_2026,
  title = {real},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/real},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}