Meaning

noun a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

noun a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

noun a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic…

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