realm
/ɹɛlm/ noun C2- A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain. · the realm of physics· the realm of corporate governance
- A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.
- A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.
- A grouping of equally trusted computers managed together on a network.
Plural realms
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The downfall of some dear hope or plan plunged Anne into “deeps of affliction.” The fulfillment thereof exalted her to dizzy realms of delight.
my dear Watson, there we come into those realms of conjecture, where the most logical mind may be at fault.
“There is a realm in which the most acute and most experienced of detectives is helpless.”
Brunhilda and Fredegund were the results of the painful struggle of civilization in its infancy, when man was learning to control mind, were it even by an emissary from the realms of darkness.
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