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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024realm /rɛlm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the area over which, or extent to which, a king or queen has authority.
- any area of thought or activity:within the realm of possibility.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024realm (relm),USA pronunciation n. - a royal domain;
kingdom:the realm of England. - the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates:the realm of dreams.
- the special province or field of something or someone:the realm of physics; facts within the realm of political scientists.
- Latin rēgālis regal
- Old French reialme, derivative of reial
- Middle English realme, reaume 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See kingdom.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: realm /rɛlm/ n - a royal domain; kingdom (now chiefly in such phrases as Peer of the Realm)
- a field of interest, study, etc: the realm of the occult
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French reialme, from Latin regimen rule, influenced by Old French reial royal, from Latin rēgālis regal1 |