sur·re·al·ism (s -r  -l z m)n. 1. A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter. 2. Literature or art produced in this style. [French surréalisme : sur-, beyond (from Old French; see sur-) + réalisme, realism (from réalité, realism, from Medieval Latin re  lits, from relis, real; see real1).]sur·re al·ist n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  surrealist - an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealismsurrealism - a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination |
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