surrealism
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English
Etymology
From French surréalisme. By surface analysis, sur- + realism and/or surreal + -ism.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: sur‧re‧al‧ism
Noun
surrealism (countable and uncountable, plural surrealisms)
- An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
- (informal) Art with a surreal aesthetic or narrative, regardless of whether or not it is linked to the surrealist movement
Related terms
Translations
artistic movement and aesthetic philosophy
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French surrealisme.
Adjective
surrealism m or n (feminine singular surrealismă, masculine plural surrealismi, feminine and neuter plural surrealisme)
Declension
Declension of surrealism
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | surrealism | surrealismă | surrealismi | surrealisme | ||
| definite | surrealismul | surrealisma | surrealismii | surrealismele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | surrealism | surrealisme | surrealismi | surrealisme | ||
| definite | surrealismului | surrealismei | surrealismilor | surrealismelor | |||
Swedish
Noun
surrealism c
Declension
| Declension of surrealism | ||||
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| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | surrealism | surrealismen | — | — |
| Genitive | surrealisms | surrealismens | — | — |