Reference meaning
realia
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Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
Other meanings
2. noun
Words and expressions for culture-specific material elements.
3. noun
Physical objects in a library collection that do not fit into traditional categories of media, whose media are the objects themselves, as opposed to their informational content, such as artifacts, tools, memorabilia, and naturally-occurring specimens.
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