realm
[relm]
- 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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Origin of realm
1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume < Old French reialme, derivative of reial < Latin rēgālis regal1
Synonyms
See more synonyms for realm on Thesaurus.com1. See kingdom.
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Contemporary Examples
I have learned a lot about productions and the abilities I have in this realm.
The shockwaves of that incident are still being felt in some dustier corners of the realm.
What is it about Black Alice and Strix that places them in the realm of anti-hero?
They operate in a realm largely untouched by legislation, unions, and guilds.
Kundera sees fiction as a realm of many partial truths, its only certainty “the wisdom of uncertainty.”
Historical Examples
There are some who challenge the expediency of the Imperial character of this realm.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
This is the final degeneration into the realm of pure foolery.
The Dramatic Values in PlautusWilton Wallace Blancke
Why, he had promised me that I should have pioneer's rights in the realm of beauty.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
But lift the whole problem out of the realm of books as such!
Understanding the ScripturesFrancis McConnell
In Portugal they were converted into a new order for the defence of the realm.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
realm
- a royal domain; kingdom (now chiefly in such phrases as Peer of the Realm)
- a field of interest, study, etcthe realm of the occult
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French reialme, from Latin regimen rule, influenced by Old French reial royal, from Latin rēgālis regal 1
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Word Origin and History for realm
n.
late 13c., "kingdom," from Old French reaume, probably from roiaume "kingdom," altered (by influence of Latin regalis "regal") from Gallo-Romance *regiminem, accusative form of Latin regimen "system of government, rule" (see regimen). Transferred sense "sphere of activity" is from late 14c.
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