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Definition of real adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

real

adverb
 
/ˈriːəl/,
 
/rɪəl/
 
/ˈriːəl/
(North American English, Scottish English, informal)
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  1. very
    • That tastes real good.
    • He's a real nice guy.
    • I'm real sorry.
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.
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