"photorealism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: photo- + realism Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|realism}} photo- + realism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} photorealism (uncountable)
  1. (art) An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph. Wikipedia link: photorealism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Modern art Synonyms: photo-realism Derived forms: photoreal, photorealist, photorealistic Translations (art style): Fotorealismus [masculine] (German), fotórealizmus (Hungarian), fotorealism [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-photorealism-en-noun-FaQDUoXx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo- Topics: art, arts

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