surréalisme
See also: surrealisme
French
Etymology
sur- + réalisme
The word first appeared in the preface to Guillaume Apollinaire's play Les Mamelles de Tirésias, first performed in 1917.
Pronunciation
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Noun
surréalisme m (uncountable)
- surrealism (all meanings)
Descendants
- → English: surrealism
- → Japanese: シュルレアリスム (shururearisumu), シュールレアリスム (shūrurearisumu)
- → Japanese: 超現実主義 (chōgenjitsu shugi) (calque)
Further reading
- “surréalisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French surréalisme.
Noun
surréalisme m (uncountable)
- (Jersey, art) surrealism
Related terms
- surréaliste (“surrealist”)