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superrealism

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su⋅per⋅re⋅al⋅ism

  [soo-per-ree-uh-liz-uhm]
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
1. photorealism.
2. surrealism.
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Origin:
1930–35; orig. as trans. of F surréalisme surrealism

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅re⋅al⋅ist, noun, adjective

pho⋅to⋅re⋅al⋅ism

  [foh-toh-ree-uh-liz-uhm]
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, esp. in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
Also, photo realism.
Also called sharp-focus realism, superrealism.

Origin:
1960–65; photo- + realism

Related forms:
pho⋅to⋅re⋅al⋅ist, noun, adjective
pho⋅to⋅re⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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su·per·re·al·ism   (sōō'pər-rē'ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  An artistic and literary movement characterized by extreme realism.
su'per·re'al, su'per·re'al·is'tic adj., su'per·re'al·ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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