noun

• 1Law
  archaic, literary A kingdom.

  ‘the peers of the realm’

  More example sentences

  • ‘the defense of the realm’
  • ‘The latter term would be reserved for actions relating to the armed forces and the defence of the realm.’
  • ‘The defence of the realm, which is the Crown's first duty, is the paradigm of so grave a matter.’
  • ‘The only avenue for a Norman legal order, common to the realm, was through a loyal judiciary.’
  • ‘Along it, empires, kingdoms, and colonial realms have been plunged into war and bloodshed.’
  • ‘Because such a warranty belongs in the realm of the law of contract not tort.’

  Synonyms

  kingdom, sovereign state, monarchy

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  1. 1.1A field or domain of activity or interest.
     ‘the realm of applied chemistry’
     More example sentences

     • ‘To use them to catch foxes is something that is certainly not beyond the realms of possibility,’ he said.’
     • ‘Therefore, do not consider even bothering to try asking for any help as it is completely beyond the realms of possibility that you will be able to find a helpful face in the entire store.’
     • ‘Yes councillor, it is not beyond the realms of possibility for councillors, highways, and bus company management to sort out some solution.’
     • ‘It was not beyond the realms of possibility that New Zealand could have beaten Australia and qualified for Athens.’
     • ‘An upset today is hardly beyond the realms of possibility.’
     • ‘As yet there is no release date, and while having the first showing in Skipton is not beyond the realms of possibility, it remains a hope.’
     • ‘Miriam thought it was unlikely to be sold as a residential property but it was not beyond the realms of possibility.’
     • ‘Is this beyond the realms of possibility given the government's action in the last few weeks?’
     • ‘But for the first time for ages it didn't seem beyond the realms of possibility.’
     • ‘I know that that will not occur; it is beyond the realms of possibility.’
     • ‘Behind the scenes negotiations mean there is no move that is beyond the realms of possibility.’
     • ‘The use of torture to elicit information is not beyond the realm of possibility.’
     • ‘We will come to that in the later arguments but this is all in the realm of the unwritten law.’
     • ‘In fact, we are now in the realm of complex payment, where payment is in a foreign currency and there is a string of banks.’
     • ‘One might then be closer to the realm of saying that one is interfering with the procedures that apply.’
     • ‘The matter was however even to him, well within the realms of abstruse cyclone theory.’
     • ‘So, we are talking at this stage entirely in the realms of the hypothetical?’
     • ‘We have truly entered the realms of the bizarre.’
     • ‘This does postulate quite a large realm of immunity to the doctors and the social workers.’
     • ‘It's once you leave the conceptual realm and enter the realm of execution that things get messy.’
     Synonyms

     domain, sphere, area, field, department, arena

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  2. 1.2Zoology A primary biogeographical division of the earth's surface.
     ‘this zoogeographical realm includes Africa south of the Atlas Mountains’
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     • ‘The gyre we planned to survey is one of the largest ocean realms on Earth, and one of five major subtropical gyres on the planet.’
     • ‘The species are representative of both the Midcontinent and Atlantic faunal realms, but dominantly the former.’
     • ‘The Ordovician faunas described herein represent both the Midcontinent and Atlantic faunal realms.’
     • ‘There are so many species unique to Australia that, along with New Guinea, Australia forms one of the world's greatest zoogeographic realms.’
     • ‘This section is highlighted by excellent summaries of the major biogeographic realms and their endemic faunas.’