: having objective independent existence
: not artificial, fraudulent, or illusory : genuine
: occurring or existing in actuality
: very, really
: a real thing
: the basic monetary unit of Brazil — see Money Table
: a former monetary unit and coin of Portugal
: a former monetary unit and coin of Spain and its possessions
: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
: a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings
: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism (see metabolism 1), growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
: of or relating to animate being
: lifelong
: using a living model
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