real+being

  • 131real*/*/*/ — [rɪəl] adj 1) existing in the physical world, not just in someone s imagination or in stories Children believe that these characters are real.[/ex] I had never met a real live pop star before.[/ex] 2) not false or artificial Syn: genuine Is that… …

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  • 132real — I re•al [[t]ˈri əl, ril[/t]] adj. 1) true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act[/ex] 2) actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious: real events; a story taken from real life[/ex] 3) being actually such;… …

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