Meaning Of The Word Surrealism

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surrealism
uncountable noun: Surrealism is a style in art and literature in which ideas, images, and objects are combined in a strange way, like in a dream.

surrealism in American English
a modern movement in art and literature, in which an attempt is made to portray or interpret the workings of the unconscious mind as manifested in dreams: it is characterized by an irrational, fantastic arrangement of material
noun: a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc

surrealism in British English
noun: a movement in art and literature in the 1920s, which developed esp from dada, characterized by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images in order to include unconscious and dream elements

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