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real life

The correct spelling is real life.

How to pronounce real life

noun

Say it like: Ree-l l-ife

The correct spelling is real life. Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama. For example: "I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened."

Usage Examples

I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.
  2. 2.(by extension, sometimes capitalized) Life outside the Internet.
  3. 3.(by extension) Pressing day-to-day commitments.

adjective

  1. 1.Not fictional; actually happening or capable of happening.

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