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surreal

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sur⋅re⋅al

  [suh-ree-uhl, -reel]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of surrealism; surrealistic.
2. having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic: surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.
Origin:
1935–40; back formation from surrealism; see sur- 1 , real 1

Related forms:
sur⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
sur⋅re⋅al⋅i⋅ty  [suh-ree-al-i-tee] , noun
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sur·re·al   (sə-rē'əl)   
adj.  

  1. Having qualities attributed to or associated with surrealism: "Even with most facilities shut down ... a few mavericks managed to slip into the park to sample the almost surreal emptiness before the shutdown ended." (Peter H. King).

  2. Having an oddly dreamlike quality.


[Back-formation from surrealism.]
sur·re'al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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