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hyperrealism
noun hy·per·re·al·ism \ˌhī-pər-ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm, -ˈrēl-ˌi-\
Definition of HYPERREALISM
: realism in art characterized by depiction of real life in an unusual or striking manner — compare photo-realism
— hy·per·re·al·ist \-list, -ist\ adjective
— hy·per·re·al·is·tic \-ˌrē-ə-ˈlis-tik, -ˌrēl-ˈis-\ adjective
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First Known Use of HYPERREALISM
1937
Rhymes with HYPERREALISM
abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism
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