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reality  (realities plural )
1  n-uncount You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. 
Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred...  
 →  virtual reality 
2  n-count The reality of  a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with. 
usu the N of n 
...the harsh reality of top international competition...  
3  n-sing You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. 
...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality...  
4 You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described. 
♦ in reality  phrase PHR with cl 
He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.  

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