Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

realia

/ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: re-alia
IPA: /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.

noun

Words and expressions for culture-specific material elements.

noun

Physical objects in a library collection that do not fit into traditional categories of media, whose media are the objects themselves, as opposed to their informational content, such as artifacts, tools, memorabilia, and naturally-occurring specimens.

Example Sentences

"It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain."
""We acquire entire collections of materials for research purposes," explains Saundra Taylor, curator of manuscripts at the Lilly Library at Indiana University in Bloomington. "That inevitably includes something that's not books or manuscripts.""

Etymology

From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

Word Breakdown

Root: realia

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/

Rhymes With

somalia dahlia qualia australia genitalia azalea paraphernalia regalia marginalia saturnalia pharsalia glossolalia

Questions

How do you pronounce realia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/.
What does realia mean?: Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
Where does realia come from?: From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

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