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surrealistic (adjective)

surrealistic /səˌriːjəˈlɪstɪk/ adjective

surrealistic

/səˌriːjəˈlɪstɪk/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of SURREALISTIC

1

: very strange : surreal

It was a surrealistic experience.

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: of or relating to surrealism

a surrealistic painter/painting

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