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Surreal Adjective Sur·Re·Al Sə ˈrē( ə)L ˈrā əl  Etymology  Back Formation Surrealism

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
sur·re·al
\\sə-ˈrē(-ə)l also -ˈrā-əl\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  back-formation from surrealism
 DATE  1937
1. marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream; also :
unbelievable
,
fantastic

    surreal sums of money
2.
surrealistic

sur·re·al·i·ty \\(ˌ)sə-rē-ˈa-lə-tē\\ noun
sur·re·al·ly adverb
English Etymology
surreal
  1936, back formation from surrealism.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
surreal
sur·real / sE5ri:El / (also less frequent sur·real·is·tic) adjective   very strange; more like a dream than reality, with ideas and images mixed together in a strange way
   离奇的;怪诞的;梦幻般的;超现实的
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
sur·re·al
adjective
see
surrealist
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