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real lives

real lives is the plural of real life.

Meaning of real life

Noun

real life (countable and uncountable, plural real lives)

  1. Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.
    • Near-synonyms: real world, reality
    Synonyms:
    real world, reality
  2. (broadly, figuratively, proscribed, sometimes) Life outside of the Internet.
    • Near-synonyms: real world, reality, real reality (intentional pleonasm under certain circumstances)
  3. (broadly, figuratively) Pressing day-to-day commitments.
    • I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened.

Questions about real lives

What is real lives the plural of?
Real lives is the plural of real life.

Words near real lives in the dictionary

  1. real ledgers
  2. real life
  3. real line
  4. real lines
  5. real live
  6. real lives
  7. real Macoy
  8. real McCoy
  9. real McKoy
  10. real men don't eat quiche
  11. real mode

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