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preternaturality

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pre⋅ter⋅nat⋅u⋅ral

  [pree-ter-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl]
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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; < ML praeternātūrālis, adj. based on L 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
pre⋅ter⋅nat⋅u⋅ral⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. unusual, extraordinary, unnatural. See miraculous.

Antonyms:
1. ordinary, usual.
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