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realms

realms is the plural of realm.

Meaning of realm

Noun

realm (plural realms)

  1. (archaic, rhetoric) A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
    • And, of this island realm, he and his companion were the undisputed sovereigns.1874, Horatio Alger, “Chapter XXXI”, in Brave and Bold
    1. (archaic, rhetoric, roleplaying games) An otherworldly dimension or domain — magical, ethereal, or otherwise.
    2. (archaic, obsolete, rhetoric) The spiritual state of which God is the head; the Kingdom of Heaven.
  2. (also, figuratively) A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
    • the realm of physics
    Synonyms:
    field, province
  3. A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.
  4. A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.

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Phrases with realms

Questions about realms

What is realms the plural of?
Realms is the plural of realm.

Words near realms in the dictionary

  1. realmes
  2. realmless
  3. realmlessness
  4. realmlet
  5. realmlets
  6. realms
  7. realness
  8. realnesses
  9. Realo
  10. Realos
  11. Realp

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