Word: hyperrealisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
re
a
li
sms
Definition: Plural of hyperrealism. A compositional style defined by Noah Creshevsky as "an electroacoustic musical language constructed from sounds that are found in our shared environment (realism), handled in ways that are somehow exaggerated or excessive (hyper)."
Morphemes:
Affix: hyper-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyper-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
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
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēs
Language: la
Decoded: res
Meaning: matter, thing
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.