realm

Definition

  • noun: an area of activity, interest, or knowledge
  • noun: a primary marine or terrestrial biogeographic division of the earth's surface
  • synonyms: kingdom, sphere, region

Examples

  • A victory by the team seems 'within the realm of possibility'. [=a victory seems possible]

  • It's not 'beyond the realm of possibility' [=it's not impossible] that he will return.

  • new discoveries in the 'realm' of medicine

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Let's sit down a minute. Misery of miseries. Once... a king gave a feast... for the loveliest princesses in the realm. Now, a soldier who was standing guard... saw the king's daughter go by. She was the most beautiful of all... and he instantly fell in love. (..)
    1988 Cinema Paradiso