WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mag′ic re′alism, 
  1. Fine Art, Literaturea style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
  • 1925–30
mag′ic re′alist. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
magic realism, magical realism
  1. a style of painting or writing that depicts images or scenes of surreal fantasy in a representational or realistic way
magic realist, magical realist

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