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surreality

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sur⋅re⋅al

[suh-ree-uhl, -reel]
–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


sur⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
sur⋅re⋅al⋅i⋅ty [suh-ree-al-i-tee] , noun
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