Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magic realism

/ˈmæd͡ʒɪk ˈɹiəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: mag-ic re-al-ism
IPA: /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk ˈɹiəlɪzəm/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Perhaps the best news to come out of the nominations was the brightened box-office prospects for such films as Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild, a dazzling piece of magic realism pieced together from just $1.8m, some rusty bathtubs and whatever Louisiana bric-a-brac its youthful collective of film-makers could lay their hands on; […]"

Etymology

Calque of German Magischer Realismus, first referring to the anti-expressionist artistic movement New Objectivity (1925), later applied to literature, especially in Latin America where it is known as realismo mágico.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk ˈɹiəlɪzəm/
British English: /ˈmad͡ʒɪk ˈɹiəlɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

magic realisms (plural) magical realism (alternative)

Phrases

magical feminism

Frequently Paired Words

magicorealism hysterical realism socialist realism

Questions

How do you pronounce magic realism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk ˈɹiəlɪzəm/.
What does magic realism mean?: A literary style or genre that combines naturalistic details and narrative with surreal or dreamlike elements.
Where does magic realism come from?: Calque of German Magischer Realismus, first referring to the anti-expressionist artistic movement New Objectivity (1925), later applied to literature, especially in Latin America where it is known as realismo mágico.

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