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transrealism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • trans- REE-ahl-izm

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noun

Meaning 1

A literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perceptions from naturalistic realism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism English transrealism From trans- + realism.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трансреали́зъм (transrealízǎm) — literary mode
  • Catalan: transrealisme — literary mode
  • Czech: transrealismus — literary mode
  • Danish: transealisme — literary mode
  • Dutch: transrealisme — literary mode
  • Esperanto: transrealismo — literary mode
  • French: transréalisme — literary mode
  • German: Transrealismus — literary mode
  • Hungarian: transzrealizmus — literary mode
  • Italian: transrealismo — literary mode
  • Norwegian: transrealisme — literary mode
  • Portuguese: transrealismo — literary mode
  • Romanian: transrealism — literary mode
  • Russian: трансреали́зм (transrealízm) — literary mode
  • Serbo-Croatian: трансреализам — literary mode
  • Serbo-Croatian: transrealizam — literary mode
  • Spanish: transrealismo — literary mode
  • Swedish: transrealism — literary mode