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surrealism

noun

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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Word length
10
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C2

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səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm

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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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