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Dali

American  
[dah-lee] / ˈdɑ li /

noun

  1. Salvador 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.


Dali British  
/ ˈdɑːlɪ, daˈliː /

noun

  1. Salvador (ˈsælvədɔː). 1904–89, Spanish surrealist painter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kids don’t know that, but they vibe with Dali anyway because he keys into their suspicion that the world doesn’t really obey the rules.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Dali made that famous masterpiece, “The Persistence of Memory,” in 1931, a breath-holding moment between wars when daily life looked normal enough but vibrated with the dread that no, things were definitely not OK.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

After an $82 million expansion, New York's New Museum will bring contemporary art back to the heart of Manhattan, showcasing modern works alongside classics by Dali and Marcel Duchamp after two years closed.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

The Dali Edition will soon debut in the Cangshan Mountains, where you’ll be linked to a network of walking trails.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

This is so surreal, I keep looking around for Salvador Dali to make an appearance.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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