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reume

reume is the obsolete form 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.

See all 8 meanings of realm

Forms of reume

pluralreumes

Questions about reume

What is reume the obsolete form of?
Reume is the obsolete form of realm.

Words near reume in the dictionary

  1. Reuleaux triangle
  2. Reuleaux triangles
  3. reules
  4. Reum
  5. reumatological
  6. reume
  7. reumes
  8. Reums
  9. reundercut
  10. reundercuts
  11. reundercutting

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