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Surrealism Definition & Meaning

surrealism
noun
  1. a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

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What does surrealism mean?
a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
What part of speech is surrealism?
Surrealism is a noun.

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