realia

Definition

Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.

Etymology

From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

Example Sentences

• "It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain."
• ""We acquire entire collections of materials for research purposes," explains Saundra Taylor, curator of manuscripts at the Lilly Library at Indiana University in Bloomington. "That inevitably includes something that's not books or manuscripts.""