paranormal

[ par-uh-nawr-muhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.

Origin of paranormal

1
First recorded in 1915–20; para-1 + normal

Other words from paranormal

  • par·a·nor·mal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for paranormal

paranormal

/ (ˌpærəˈnɔːməl) /


adjective
  1. beyond normal explanation

noun
  1. the paranormal paranormal happenings generally

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