Sur-re-al [adjective] Having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre: a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.
- Derivatives: surreality noun, surreally adverb.
- Origin: 1930's - back-formation from surrealism.
Sur-re-al-ism [noun] a 20th-century avantgarde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
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