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adjective
1.
out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
2.
outside of nature; supernatural.
Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, adj. based on Latin phrase praeter nātūram beyond nature. See preter-, natural
1570–80; < Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, adj. based on Latin phrase praeter nātūram beyond nature. See preter-, natural
Related forms
pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ism, pre·ter·nat·u·ral·i·ty 
[pree-ter-nach-uh-ral-i-tee] , pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness, noun
[pree-ter-nach-uh-ral-i-tee] , pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness, noun pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb
un·pre·ter·nat·u·ral, adjective
un·pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. ordinary, usual.
1. ordinary, usual.
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Example Sentences
- The premise of the show, however, is that the truth can involve either preternatural or supernatural causes.
- Preternatural academic politics began to take the place of open discourse.
- Although speed has always been his trademark, he may not yet have understood that his speed was preternatural.
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World English Dictionary
| preternatural (ˌpriːtəˈnætʃrəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | beyond what is ordinarily found in nature; abnormal |
| 2. | another word for supernatural |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, from Latin praeter natūram beyond the scope of nature] | |
| preter'naturally | |
| —adv | |
| preter'naturalism | |
| —n | |
| preter'naturalness | |
| —n | |
| preternatu'rality | |
| —n | |
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