"virtual" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ [UK], /ˈvɝtʃuəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-virtual.wav [UK] Forms: virtual [positive], more virtual [comparative], most virtual [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A virtual world, tour, address, etc. is one that is made to look like or replace a real one, usually using a computer.
    Sense id: simple-virtual-en-adj-bf~EO8kq Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. A virtual monopoly, certainty, disappearance, etc. is a one that is close to 100%.
    Sense id: simple-virtual-en-adj-DZBCa-59 Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
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          "text": "There are vital virtual communities forming and re-forming out there on the Internet all the time."
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          "text": "There's no way to create virtual smell or taste."
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