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Dali

Dali

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A Spanish painter known for strange, dreamlike paintings like The Persistence of Memory
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɑːli/
: Dalí
  • Salvador Dali created masterpieces that continue to inspire artists today.

I, we just went six months ago to the Salvador Dali Museum in Saint Petersburg.

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Examples

  • I think it was Salvador Dali who said that to become universal you must first become ultra-local.

    Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2019)

  • When he was a child, Salvador Dali wanted to be a cook.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The museum itself looks like Salvador Dali had a dream and it melted into this building.

  • The framed colored etching is reportedly a Salvador Dali original, complete with the artist's trademark melting watch.

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  • The scene was from Salvador Dali's painting "Metamorphosis of Narcissus."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The artwork of Dali is famous for its dreamlike quality and unique style.

  • Many people admire Dali for his imaginative approach to surrealism.

Synonyms

Salvador Dali
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Spanish painter famous for strange, dreamlike pictures like melting clocks

is the shorter form of the same personal name used for the artist

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Dali is the family name of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, who was born in Catalonia and is famous for dreamlike paintings like 'The Persistence of Memory'. A helpful way to remember Dali is to picture his melting clocks and strange images, because the name now stands for that surreal artist.