Real life

noun

Word Frequency: 5.5

Definitions

1.nounLife outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

2.noun(by extension, sometimes capitalized) Life outside the Internet.

3.noun(by extension) Pressing day-to-day commitments.

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

4.adjectiveNot fictional; actually happening or capable of happening.

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