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real-life
/ˈɹilˌlaɪf/
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What does real-life mean?
adjective
- As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed.
- Not online, in real life.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹilˌlaɪf/
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That has been the experience of many, too, in real-life problems.
We all know now, but not a dozen people knew then; and the dozen kept the mystery to themselves and allowed the most intricate and fascinating and marvelous real-life romance that has ever been played upon the world's stage to unfold itself serenely, act by act, in a British court by the long and laborious processes of judicial development.