(səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm) n (Art Movements) (sometimes capital) a movement in art and literature in the 1920’s 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 sur¹ + réalisme realism] surˈrealist n, adj surˌrealˈistic adj surˌrealˈistically adv

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