realm

realm

 (rĕlm)

n.

1. A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.

2. An area or sphere, as of knowledge or activity: the realm of science. See Synonyms at field.

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[Middle English realme, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Old French reial, royal) of Latin regimen, government, from regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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realm

(rɛlm)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 regal¹]

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realm

(rɛlm)

n.

1. a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.

2. any sphere, domain, or province: the realm of dreams.

[1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume < Old French reialme, derivative of reial]

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Realm

 an alternative for ream; an abstract state, domain, or collective body.

Examples: realm of death, 1725; of fancy, 1873; of hell, 1816; of night, 1667; of nonsense, 1682; of paper, 1589; of pleasance, 1830; of rest, 1812.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	realm - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" kingdom, land arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" lotus land, lotusland - an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence
	2.	realm - the domain ruled by a king or queen kingdom demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
	3.	realm - a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" region knowledge base, knowledge domain, domain - the content of a particular field of knowledge

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realm

noun

1. field, world, area, province, sphere, department, region, branch, territory, zone, patch, orbit, turf (U.S. slang) the realm of politics

2. kingdom, state, country, empire, monarchy, land, province, domain, dominion, principality Defence of the realm is crucial.

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realm

noun

1. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:

ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, scope, sphere, sweep, swing.

2. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:

area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world.

Slang: bag.

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Translations

مَجالمَمْلَكَه

královstvíoblastříše

kongerigerigesfæreverden

KönigreichReichBereich

σφαίραβασίλειοεπικράτειακράτος

reinosectordominioesfera

aluekuningaskuntapiirivaltakuntavaltapiiri

royaumedomainepuissancerègnesphère

ממלכהתחום

konungsríkisviî, vettvangur

reameregno

jomakaralistekaraļvalstspasaulesfēra

rijksfeerwereldkoninkrijk

campodomínioreino

королевствоцарство

rike

alandünyasıkrallıksaha

王国领域

realm

[relm] N (lit) (Jur) → reino m (fig) (= field) → esfera f, campo m
in the realms of fantasy → en el reino de la fantasía
in the realm of the possible → dentro de lo posible
in the realm of speculation → en la esfera de la especulación

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realm

[ˈrɛlm] n

(= kingdom) → royaume m

(= domain) → domaine m
the realm of politics → le domaine de la politique
it's not beyond the realms of possibility → c'est du domaine du possiblereal property n (US) → immobilier mreal time n → temps m réel
in real time → en temps réelreal-time [ˌriːlˈtaɪm] modif (COMPUTING) → en temps réel
real-time processing → traitement m en temps réel

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realm

n (liter: = kingdom) → Königreich nt; (fig) → Reich nt; within the realms of possibility → im Bereich des Möglichen

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realm

[rɛlm] n (frm) → regno

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realm

(relm) noun

1. a kingdom. ryk مَمْلَكَه царство reino království das Königreich kongerige βασίλειοreino kuningriik کشور پادشاهی kuningaskunta royaumeממלכה राज्य kraljevstvo királyság, birodalom kerajaan konungsríki regno, reame 王国 왕국 karalystė karaliste; karaļvalsts kerajaan rijkkongerikekrólestwo پاچهى، سلطنت، سيمه، ولايت reino regat королевство kráľovstvo kraljestvo kraljevstvo rike อาณาจักร krallık 王國 королівство سلطنت vương quốc 王国

2. an area of activity, interest etc. She's well-known in the realm of sport. gebied مَجال облаcт campo oblast der Bereich verden; -verden κόσμος, χώρος, πεδίοdominio, sector ala محدوده؛ حیطه alue domaineתחום विषय domena, područje világ dunia svið, vettvangur campo, settore 分野 영역 sritis joma; sfēra; pasaule bidang gebiedområdedziedzina, domena سيمه campo domeniu сфера oblasť področje područje [sportens] värld ขอบเขต alan, saha, ... dünyası 領域 галузь, сфера میدان lĩnh vực 领域

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