{
    "term": "realm",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an area of activity, interest or knowledge",
            "sensetop": "in the realm of something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in the realm of literature",
                    "contextForm": "in the realm of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the end of the speech he seemed to be moving into the realms of fantasy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the realm of politics different rules sometimes apply."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the realms of rhetorical terminology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The euro had moved from the realms of theory into reality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The idea belongs in the realm of science fiction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The research has opened up new realms for investigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the whole realm of human intellect"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My new project led me into the realms of psychology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Questions of consciousness lie outside the realm of physics."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["whole", "new", "international"],
                "verb + realm": ["be in", "belong in", "belong to"],
                "preposition": [
                    "beyond the realm of",
                    "out of the realm of",
                    "outside the realm of"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the realm of art, politics, science, etc.",
                    "the realms of fantasy",
                    "the realms of possibility"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a country ruled by a king or queen",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Crown maintains armed forces for the defence of the realm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They fought to defend the realm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "peace within the realm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "wealth acquired outside the realm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The great victory was proclaimed throughout the realm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Royal taxation usually had to be for the defence of the realm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was rejoicing throughout the realm."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "kingdom",
            "collocations": {
                "verb + realm": ["defend"],
                "preposition": [
                    "beyond the realm",
                    "outside the realm",
                    "in the realm"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a part of the realm", "the defence/​defense of the realm"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "possible/not possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A successful outcome is not beyond the realms of possibility."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/relm/",
                "audio": "re/realm/realm__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/relm/",
                "audio": "re/realm/realm__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English rewme, from Old French reaume, from Latin regimen ‘government’, from regere ‘to rule’. The spelling with -l- (standard from c.1600) was influenced by Old French reiel ‘royal’."
}