objects from everyday life, used as in teaching a foreign language
Origin of realia
LL, neuter plural of realis, real
noun
- An example of realia is a gold coin.
- An example of realia is a real squid brought into a science classroom.
Realia is defined as objects associated with real life.
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realia
plural noun
used with a sing. or pl. verb- Objects, such as coins, household items, or natural specimens, that are included in a collection primarily composed of documentary materials, as in a library.
- a. Objects drawn from real life that are used in classroom instruction.b. Images or illustrations that represent such objects, especially in a textbook.
- Real things or facts, especially in contrast to interpretations or idealized representations of them: “a chronicle … that emphasized whimsical detail rather than social realia” ( Catriona Kelly )
Origin of realia
Latin reālia neuter pl. of reālis real, actual ; see real 1.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural only)
- Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
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From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real").
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Sentence Examples
- It was the history, the realia of the literature, that always interested him; he did not care for Arabic poetry as such, and the then much praised Hariri seemed to him a grammatical pedant.