Realm
noun
A kingdom or another area ruled by a king or queen.
The king fought tirelessly to protect his realm.
Often appears as...
- the realm of the king
- into the realm
noun
A field or area of activity, interest, or expertise.
The realm of politics can be very complicated.
Often appears as...
- in the realm of
- beyond the realm
noun
A particular way of life or existence.
Spirituality is a realm that not everyone understands.
Often appears as...
- enter the realm
- the realm of existence
noun
A large indefinite location.
We are entering the realm of the unknown.
Often appears as...
- the realm of the unknown
- into the celestial realm
noun
A kingdom or another area ruled by a king or queen.
The king fought tirelessly to protect his realm.
Often appears as...
- the realm of the king
- into the realm
noun
A field or area of activity, interest, or expertise.
The realm of politics can be very complicated.
Often appears as...
- in the realm of
- beyond the realm
noun
A particular way of life or existence.
Spirituality is a realm that not everyone understands.
Often appears as...
- enter the realm
- the realm of existence
noun
A large indefinite location.
We are entering the realm of the unknown.
Often appears as...
- the realm of the unknown
- into the celestial realm
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Originally referred to a royal kingdom, often used in historical or fantasy contexts.
The queen's decree was felt throughout the entire realm.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Extension
Extended to describe any area someone has control over, even metaphorically.
She was undisputed in the realm of ice skating competitions.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
A formal term often replaced by 'country' or 'nation' in everyday conversation.
Our realm will prosper under the new policies.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Originally referred to a royal kingdom, often used in historical or fantasy contexts.
The queen's decree was felt throughout the entire realm.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Extension
Extended to describe any area someone has control over, even metaphorically.
She was undisputed in the realm of ice skating competitions.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
A formal term often replaced by 'country' or 'nation' in everyday conversation.
Our realm will prosper under the new policies.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Originally referred to a royal kingdom, often used in historical or fantasy contexts.
The queen's decree was felt throughout the entire realm.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Extension
Extended to describe any area someone has control over, even metaphorically.
She was undisputed in the realm of ice skating competitions.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality
A formal term often replaced by 'country' or 'nation' in everyday conversation.
Our realm will prosper under the new policies.
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How language shapes the...
having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right? This little trick of number words gives you a stepping stone into a whole cognitive realm.
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Does grammar matter? -...
But as people became more interconnected and writing gained importance, written language was standardized to allow broader communication and ensure that people in different parts of a realm could understand each other. In many languages, this standard form came to be considered the only proper one,
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How Thor got his hammer...
So Loki rushed to their realm, deep within the mountains of the earth. Even before he arrived, the wily Loki was already scheming how he would get the dwarves to do his bidding. He decided that his best bet was to pit two families against each other.
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The incredible...
that we're going to invent and design? I think the era of human augmentation is as much about the physical world as it is about the virtual, intellectual realm. How will technology augment us? In the physical world, robotic systems.
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The Atlantic slave...
By selling them, kings enriched their own realms, and strengthened them against neighboring enemies. African kingdoms prospered from the slave trade, but meeting the European's massive demand created intense competition.
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The impact of Simón...
had liberated could not become democracies overnight he claimed he despised dictatorship but he became a dictator more than once and his romantic life had a way of spilling out into the public realm it's
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Why is our universe...
But barring such an anomalous upbringing, it is strange to imagine other realms separate from ours, most with fundamentally different features, that would rightly be called universes of their own.
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The Egyptian Book of the...
But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates, all guarded by fearsome beasts -
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Journey 1000m Below The...
of our life-support systems fast forward an hour and we're as deep as we can go it's now pitch black being in this mysterious realm is amazing we
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How To Time Travel PIPE...
in a universe so vast is there any hope of us traveling fast enough so that we could visit the far-off realms of space
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How language shapes the...
having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right? This little trick of number words gives you a stepping stone into a whole cognitive realm.
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Does grammar matter? -...
But as people became more interconnected and writing gained importance, written language was standardized to allow broader communication and ensure that people in different parts of a realm could understand each other. In many languages, this standard form came to be considered the only proper one,
Video examples
How Thor got his hammer...
So Loki rushed to their realm, deep within the mountains of the earth. Even before he arrived, the wily Loki was already scheming how he would get the dwarves to do his bidding. He decided that his best bet was to pit two families against each other.
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The incredible...
that we're going to invent and design? I think the era of human augmentation is as much about the physical world as it is about the virtual, intellectual realm. How will technology augment us? In the physical world, robotic systems.
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The Atlantic slave...
By selling them, kings enriched their own realms, and strengthened them against neighboring enemies. African kingdoms prospered from the slave trade, but meeting the European's massive demand created intense competition.
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The impact of Simón...
had liberated could not become democracies overnight he claimed he despised dictatorship but he became a dictator more than once and his romantic life had a way of spilling out into the public realm it's
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Why is our universe...
But barring such an anomalous upbringing, it is strange to imagine other realms separate from ours, most with fundamentally different features, that would rightly be called universes of their own.
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates, all guarded by fearsome beasts -
Video examples
Journey 1000m Below The...
of our life-support systems fast forward an hour and we're as deep as we can go it's now pitch black being in this mysterious realm is amazing we
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How To Time Travel PIPE...
in a universe so vast is there any hope of us traveling fast enough so that we could visit the far-off realms of space
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book. Actually, I always wanted to be in a comic book. I watched cartoons when I was a kid, too, and both comics and cartoons lit fire in my imagination. This realm holds a lot of interest for me, a lot of passion for me. So to be comic-ized, yeah, that's cool.
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Eric McCormack
Canadian Actor
I know where TNT's sweet spot is, and when I read 'Perception,' I thought, 'This is a chance to play a fascinating, fun, challenging character but still within the realm of something that will sit very well with 'The Closer' and 'Major Crimes' and the other shows there.
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Jordana Spiro
American Actress
For me, it's nice to have a character who can never find love and have that be the running theme, but I think when you open the door to a story line about relationships, you open the door to another realm of comedy.
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Stevie Nicks
American Musician
You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I'm older and wiser and I think I'd make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility.
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Gordon Smith
American Politician
Newspapers across the country and the world have published cartoons that have gone beyond reasonable differences of opinion and expanded into the realm of antisemitism.
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Lauren Bush
Model
The most important thing you can do when starting a business is surround yourself with smart people who know a lot more than you do in certain realms.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics.
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Amy McGrath
American Politician
I've spent my adult life in the national security realm.
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Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Richard O'Brien
English Actor
I absolutely adore working in the realms of fantasy.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book. Actually, I always wanted to be in a comic book. I watched cartoons when I was a kid, too, and both comics and cartoons lit fire in my imagination. This realm holds a lot of interest for me, a lot of passion for me. So to be comic-ized, yeah, that's cool.
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Eric McCormack
Canadian Actor
I know where TNT's sweet spot is, and when I read 'Perception,' I thought, 'This is a chance to play a fascinating, fun, challenging character but still within the realm of something that will sit very well with 'The Closer' and 'Major Crimes' and the other shows there.
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Jordana Spiro
American Actress
For me, it's nice to have a character who can never find love and have that be the running theme, but I think when you open the door to a story line about relationships, you open the door to another realm of comedy.
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Stevie Nicks
American Musician
You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I'm older and wiser and I think I'd make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility.
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Gordon Smith
American Politician
Newspapers across the country and the world have published cartoons that have gone beyond reasonable differences of opinion and expanded into the realm of antisemitism.
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Lauren Bush
Model
The most important thing you can do when starting a business is surround yourself with smart people who know a lot more than you do in certain realms.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics.
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Amy McGrath
American Politician
I've spent my adult life in the national security realm.
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Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Richard O'Brien
English Actor
I absolutely adore working in the realms of fantasy.
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