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surreal

[ suh-ree-uhl, -reel ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic:
surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.

Origin of surreal¹

First recorded in 1935–40; back formation from surrealism ( def ); sur- ¹( def ), real ¹( def )

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