Meanings
adjectivemetarealistic (comparative more metarealistic, superlative most metarealistic)
comparative more metarealistic · superlative most metarealistic
- That goes beyond reality or psychological consciousness.
Many of his stories are described by an Israeli critic as metarealistic. They begin realistically but evolve into a surreal, dreamlike tale redolent of Symbolism.
2004, Glenda Abramson, Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinreālis
- Old Frenchree
- Middle Englishreal
- Englishreal
- Englishrealist
- Englishmetarealist
- Englishmetarealistic
From metarealist + -ic.
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APA
metarealistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metarealistic
MLA
“metarealistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metarealistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metarealistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metarealistic.
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