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par⋅a⋅nor⋅mal

  [par-uh-nawr-muhl]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.
Origin:
1915–20; para- 1 + normal

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅nor⋅mal⋅ly, adverb
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par·a·nor·mal   (pār'ə-nôr'məl)   
adj.  Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation: such paranormal phenomena as telepathy; a medium's paranormal powers.
par'a·nor·mal'i·ty (-nôr-māl'ĭ-tē) n., par'a·nor'mal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

paranormal 
1920, from para- (q.v.) + normal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: para·nor·mal
Pronunciation: "par-&-'nor-m&l
Function: adjective
: not understandable in terms of known scientific laws andphenomena paranormal cognition of drawings —Psychological Abstracts> —para·nor·mal·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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