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Magic realism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Magic realism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams

2

A literary style or genre that combines naturalistic details and narrative with surreal or dreamlike elements.

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ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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