Word: surrealisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: surr
ea
li
sms
Definition: Plural of surrealism; a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
Morphemes:
Affix: sur-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A syncopic variant of super-.
Affix: real
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A realist; a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).