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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
reis \re`is\ r?"?s or r?z, n. pg., pl. of real, an ancient
portuguese coin.
the word is used as a portuguese designation of money of
account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to
eleven cents.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
reis \reis\ rimacs, n. ar. ra"is head, chief, prince.
a common title in the east for a person in authority,
especially the captain of a ship. written also rais and
ras.
1913 webster
see also:
rais ras
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rei \rei\ r?, n.;pl. reis r?"?s or r?z. pg. real, pl.
reis. see real a coin.
a portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a
cent. spelt also ree.
1913 webster
see also:
reis real ree
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
real
adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people;
not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real
illness"; "real humility"; "life is real life is
earnest"- longfellow syn: existent ant: unreal
2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real
reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman";
"meat and potatoes--i call that a real meal"; "it's time
he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making
real money" syn: reala ant: unreal
3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of
something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a
desert"- g.k.chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" syn: actual,
genuine, literal
4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real
mink"; "true gold" syn: true
5: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that
poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the
man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
6: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his
brief time as prime minister brought few real benefits to
the poor" syn: tangible
7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real
prices"; "real income"; "real wages" ant: nominal
8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not
imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither
substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and
substantial things"- shakespeare syn: substantial, material
ant: insubstantial
9: of property fixed or immovable; "real property consists of
land and buildings; real estate"
10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a
surprising resemblance to veridical perception"-
f.a.olafson syn: veridical
11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate
experiencing the real world for the first time"
n 1: any rational or irrational number syn: real number
2: an old small silver spanish coin
adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
evening"; "i'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
yarn" syn: very, really, rattling
also: reis pl, reales pl
see also:
existent unreal reala actual genuine literal
true tangible nominal substantial material
insubstantial veridical real number very really
rattling reis reales
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
reis
see real
see also:
real
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