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irreal

unreal; surreal

adjective ee-rreh-AHL Rare

Usage Note

Irreal means not real or belonging to a different plane from reality. It has a literary and philosophical flavor; in everyday speech increíble or surrealista are more common. The related noun is irrealidad (unreality).

Examples

"La escena del sueño parecía completamente irreal."

Natural Translation

The dream scene seemed completely unreal.

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