Word: hyperrealism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
per
re
al
ism
Definition: 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: excessive
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπέρ
Language: grc
Decoded: uper
Meaning: over
Affix: real
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
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.