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noun
The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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Synonyms: ostranenie
Antonyms: none provided
History
From de- + familiar + -isation; possibly a calque of Russian остранение (ostranenije) as used by Russian critic Viktor Shklovsky.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
