realm
[ relm ]
/ rɛlm /
noun
a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.
the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates: the realm of dreams.
the special province or field of something or someone: the realm of physics; facts within the realm of political scientists.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of realm
1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume < Old French reialme, derivative of reial < Latin rēgālis regal1
OTHER WORDS FROM realm
un·der·realm, nounWords nearby realm
reality-based, realization, realize, reallocate, really, realm, realpolitik, realtor, realty, ream, reamer
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British Dictionary definitions for realm
realm
/ (rɛlm) /
noun
a royal domain; kingdom (now chiefly in such phrases as Peer of the Realm)
a field of interest, study, etcthe realm of the occult
Word Origin for realm
C13: from Old French reialme, from Latin regimen rule, influenced by Old French reial royal, from Latin rēgālis regal 1
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