realm

[relm]

noun

1. a royal domain; kingdom.

   the realm of England.

2. the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates.

   the realm of dreams.

3. the special province or field of something or someone.

   the realm of physics; facts within the realm of political scientists.

realm

/ rɛlm /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• underrealm noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of realm¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume, Old French reialme, from Latin regimen “guidance, direction, rule,” influenced by Old French reial “royal” ( royal )

Word History and Origins

Origin of realm¹

C13: from Old French reialme , from Latin regimen rule, influenced by Old French reial royal, from Latin rēgālis _regal ¹

Synonym Study

See kingdom.

Example Sentences

Picture diving deep into the quantum realm, where unimaginably small particles can exist and interact in more than a trillion possible ways at the same time.

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The staccato nature of the writing is helped enormously by the entrancing acting of both Vargas, who breezes through different theatrical realms as though he had wings, and Hernandez, who locks realistically into character.

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Aided by these links, the Incas’ realm, though it endured for only a century, was one of the best-administered empires in history.

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"The most important assistance that Beijing is providing is in the military realm, including arms sales, drone technology, the deployment of technicians to defence industries, and the blocking of dual-use exports to the opposition."

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The pair are relentless tech creations from a futuristic realm; Eve is an ordinary human forced to do her best to evade them.

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Related Words

• dimension 
• domain 
• field 
• sphere 
• territory 
• world