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Reality is the quality of being real or true.

(noun)

An example of reality is a television show about real people doing what they do in their everyday lives.

See reality in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. realities

the quality or fact of being real
something that is real; fact
the quality of being true to life
Philos. that which is real

Origin: ML realitas

adjective

TV designating or of programming, a show, etc. that features people, who are not actors, engaged in unscripted activity, often in contrived situations

See reality in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. re·al·i·ties

The quality or state of being actual or true.
One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual: “the weight of history and political realities” (Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.)
The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
That which exists objectively and in fact: Your observations do not seem to be about reality.

adjective

Relating to or being a genre of television or film in which a storyline is created by editing footage of people interacting or competing with one another in unscripted, unrehearsed situations.

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