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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rei \Rei\ (r?), n.;pl. {Reis} (r?"?s or r?z). [Pg. real, pl.
   reis. See {Real} a coin.]
   A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a
   cent. [Spelt also {ree}.]

Reis \Re`is\ (r?"?s or r?z), n. [Pg., pl. of real, an ancient
   Portuguese coin.]
   The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of
   account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to
   eleven cents.

Reis \Reis\ (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]
   A common title in the East for a person in authority,
   especially the captain of a ship. [Written also {rais} and
   {ras}.]

Source : WordNet®

real
     adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
            existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people;
            not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real
            illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is
            earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: {existent}] [ant: {unreal}]
     2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real
        reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman";
        "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time
        he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making
        real money" [syn: {real(a)}] [ant: {unreal}]
     3: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of
        something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a
        desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: {actual},
         {genuine}, {literal}]
     4: not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; "real
        mink"; "true gold" [syn: {true}]
     5: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that
        poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the
        man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
     6: possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his
        brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to
        the poor" [syn: {tangible}]
     7: being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real
        prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: {nominal}]
     8: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not
        imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither
        substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and
        substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: {substantial}, {material}]
        [ant: {insubstantial}]
     9: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of
        land and buildings; real estate"
     10: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a
         surprising resemblance to veridical perception"-
         F.A.Olafson [syn: {veridical}]
     11: founded on practical matters; "a recent graduate
         experiencing the real world for the first time"
     [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

real
     n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: {real number}]
     2: an old small silver Spanish coin
     [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

real
     adv : used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
           for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
           gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
           evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
           yarn" [syn: {very}, {really}, {rattling}]
     [also: {reis} (pl), {reales} (pl)]

reis
     See {real}
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