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magic realism

or magical realism

noun

  1. a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.


magic realism

noun

  1. a style of painting or writing that depicts images or scenes of surreal fantasy in a representational or realistic way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • magic realist, noun
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Other Words From

  • magic realist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magic realism1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

Her last story, “The Man at the Door,” is an exceptional work of magic realism.

Nguyen uses magic realism to tell this story, mixing the surreal with the real, to effectively tell the disheartening tale.

Alice Hoffman once again delves into the realm of magic realism with her latest, The Story Sisters.

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