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real-life

[ree-uhl-lahyf, reel-]

adjective

  1. existing or happening in reality.

    real-life drama.



real life

noun

    1. actual human life, as lived by real people, esp contrasted with the lives of fictional or fantasy characters

      miracles don't happen in real life

    2. ( as modifier )

      a real-life mystery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of real-life1

First recorded in 1830–40
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His research often embarrassed the authorities, who were forced to admit that some of the shady tactics he revealed were used in real-life espionage.

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She even has a plan to get Leo’s mixtape heard by the hottest club owner in town, and she’ll finish explaining it just as soon as she’s finished vogueing with real-life ballroom staple Natasha Twist.

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The soldiers are in demand because they have real-life experience battling narcos and guerrillas in their home country.

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The writer-directors are themselves a real-life couple who adopted a child, so ostensibly we’re getting an exaggeratedly autobiographical peek into what self-preservation on the cusp of dadhood looks like at its off-the-charts hairiest.

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The beginning of the story faithfully follows the real-life couple’s journey to become fathers, including a heartbreaking experience with adoption fraud.

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