Definitions for Realmrɛlm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

realmrɛlm(n.)

  1. a royal domain; kingdom:

    the realm of England.

  2. any sphere, domain, or province:

    the realm of dreams.

Origin of realm:

1250–1300; ME realme, reaume < OF reialme, der. of reial

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kingdom, land, realm(noun)

    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"

  2. kingdom, realm(noun)

    the domain ruled by a king or queen

  3. region, realm(noun)

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. realm(Noun)

    An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.

  2. realm(Noun)

    The domain of a certain abstraction.

  3. realm(Noun)

    A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, and particularly those territories ruled by a king.

  4. Origin: From reaume, realme, of unclear origins. A postulated , cross of regimen with regalis is usually cited.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Realm(noun)

    a royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom

  2. Realm(noun)

    hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department; division; as, the realm of fancy


Translations for Realm

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

realm(noun)

a kingdom.

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