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Definition of "realia" [realia]

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

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Use "realia" in a sentence
  • "Feltboards have been replaced in many classrooms by computer screens, but nothing can compare to the hands-on, tactile fun of soft, colorful flannel. literacy is power « realia"
  • "In many classes kids do not get to share recipes, realia, stories from their countries, and so forth."
  • "Fictive artworks have clearly fictional elements but extend outside the realm of the purely fictive in various ways, principally through the creation of realia."