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reality (n.)

1540s, "quality of being real," from French réalité and directly Medieval Latin realitatem (nominative realitas), from Late Latin realis (see real (adj.)). Meaning "real existence, all that is real" is from 1640s; that of "the real state (of something)" is from 1680s. Sometimes 17c.-18c. also meaning "sincerity." Reality-based attested from 1960. Reality television from 1991.

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Definitions of reality from WordNet

reality (n.)
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you;
for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were
Synonyms: world
reality (n.)
the state of being actual or real;
the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him
Synonyms: realness / realism
reality (n.)
the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be;
reality (n.)
the quality possessed by something that is real;
From wordnet.princeton.edu