n.
a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
Derivative
- surrealist n. & adj.
- surrealistic adj.
- surrealistically adv.
Etymology
early 20th cent.: from Fr. surréalisme (see sur-1, realism).
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