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)

1. 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.

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French surréalisme.

Noun

surréalisme m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey, art) surrealism

Related terms

• surréaliste (“surrealist”)