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surrealistically

[suh-ree-uh-lis-tik]

sur·re·al·is·tic

[suh-ree-uh-lis-tik]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
2.
having features typical or reminiscent of those depicted in surrealistic painting or drawing: the moon's surrealistic landscape.

Origin:
1925–30; surrealist + -ic

sur·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·sur·re·al·is·tic, adjective
non·sur·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·sur·re·al·is·tic, adjective
un·sur·re·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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surrealism (səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm)
 
n
(sometimes capital) a movement in art and literature in the 1920s, which developed esp from dada, characterized by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images in order to include unconscious and dream elements
 
[C20: from French surréalisme, from sur-1 + réalismerealism]
 
sur'realist
 
n, —adj
 
surreal'istic
 
adj
 
surreal'istically
 
adv

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