surrealia

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noun

Subjects or objects of a surreal quality or nature.

OriginEnglish surreal ← French surréalisme ← Middle French real →
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Meanings

noun
  1. rareSubjects or objects of a surreal quality or nature.
  2. rareSomething that evokes a surreal quality or atmosphere.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Old Frenchsur-
  7. Frenchsur-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  10. Proto-Italic*reis
  11. Classical Latinrēs
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinreālis
  15. Old Frenchreel
  16. Middle Frenchreal
  17. Frenchréel
  18. Frenchréalisme
  19. Frenchsurréalisme
  20. Englishsurrealismbf.
  21. Englishsurreal
  22. Englishsurrealia

From surreal + -ia.

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APA

surrealia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrealia

MLA

“surrealia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrealia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surrealia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrealia.

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