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real

adjective [before noun] (IMPORTANT)
 
 
/rɪəl/ US  /riː.əl/

Definition

B2 B2 the most important; the main: The real difficulty was the language, because my children don't speak English. Novelty value may be a part of it, but the real reason people like our paper is that it speaks the truth.IntelligencePerceptive
(Definition of real adjective (IMPORTANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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