realm

CEFRC1

/ɹɛlm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An area of activity, knowledge, or thought.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.

Examples

  • It is not outside of the realm of possibility.

  • The king's realm was terrorized by a dragon.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /rɛːm/
  • /rɛlm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.

  2. An otherworldly dimension or domain — magical, ethereal, or otherwise.

  3. A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.

More examples

In context

  • 1913, Leslie Alexander Toke, Catholic Encyclopedia, "St. Dunstan", Then seeing his life was threatened he fled the realm and crossed over to Flanders, […]

  • the realm of corporate governance

  • the realm of physics

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English rewme, realme, reaume, from Old French reaume, realme, reialme (“kingdom”), of unclear origins. A postulated *rēgālimen (“domain, kingdom”), Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cross of regimen with rēgālis is usually cited. The modern spelling predominates from around 1600. The modern pronunciation with /l/ is either a spelling pronunciation or influenced by the etymology.