Meanings
adjectivereality-based (comparative more reality-based, superlative most reality-based)
comparative more reality-based · superlative most reality-based
- Having at least some basis in reality
Reality-based television is television programming based on unscripted life situations, rather than scripted comedies or dramas.
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