infrarealism

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noun

A literary movement of the 1970s, founded in Mexico by poet Mario Santiago Papasquiaro and Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño.

OriginEnglish realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

nouninfrarealism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA literary movement of the 1970s, founded in Mexico by poet Mario Santiago Papasquiaro and Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Italic*ferō
  8. Latinferō
  9. Latinīnferō
  10. Latinīnfrā
  11. Englishinfra-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  14. Proto-Italic*reis
  15. Classical Latinrēs
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Late Latinreālis
  19. Old Frenchree
  20. Middle Englishreal
  21. Englishreal
  22. Englishrealism
  23. Englishinfrarealism

From infra- + realism.

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Translations

Spanish infrarrealismo
  • infrarrealismoliterary movement
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APA

infrarealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrarealism

MLA

“infrarealism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrarealism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infrarealism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infrarealism.

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