transrealism

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noun

A literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perceptions from naturalistic realism.

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

nountransrealism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureA literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perceptions from naturalistic realism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  11. Proto-Italic*reis
  12. Classical Latinrēs
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Late Latinreālis
  16. Old Frenchree
  17. Middle Englishreal
  18. Englishreal
  19. Englishrealism
  20. Englishtransrealism

From trans- + realism.

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Translations

Bulgarian трансреали́зъм
  • трансреали́зъм (transrealízăm)literary mode
Catalan transrealisme
  • transrealismeliterary mode
Czech transrealismus
  • transrealismusliterary mode
Danish transealisme
  • transealismeliterary mode
Dutch transrealisme
  • transrealismeliterary mode
Esperanto transrealismo
  • transrealismoliterary mode
French transréalisme
  • transréalismeliterary mode
German Transrealismus
  • Transrealismusliterary mode
Hungarian transzrealizmus
  • transzrealizmusliterary mode
Italian transrealismo
  • transrealismoliterary mode
Norwegian transrealisme
  • transrealismeliterary mode
Portuguese transrealismo
  • transrealismoliterary mode
Romanian transrealism
  • transrealismliterary mode
Russian трансреали́зм
  • трансреали́зм (transrealízm)literary mode
Spanish transrealismo
  • transrealismoliterary mode
Swedish transrealism
  • transrealismliterary mode
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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