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un⋅re⋅al

[uhn-ree-uhl, -reel]
–adjective
1. not real or actual.
2. imaginary; fanciful; illusory; delusory; fantastic.
3. lacking in truth; not genuine; false; artificial: unreal propaganda serving as news.

Origin:
1595–1605; un- 1 + real 1


un⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb


sham, spurious, fictitious, illusive, theoretical, impractical, vague.
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un·re·al   (ŭn-rē'əl, -rēl')   
adj.  
  1. Not real or substantial; illusory.

  2. Slang So remarkable as to elicit disbelief; fantastic.

  3. Surreal.

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