Realia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Realia is a noun meaning Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
Meaning
Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) Words and expressions for culture-specific material elements.
- (libraries, information science) 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."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include real world, real life, reality, irrealis, actual, realm.
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