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1. (adj.) preternatural
existing or occurring out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal; extraordinary:
preternatural powers.
2. preternatural
being outside of nature; supernatural.
Etymology: (1570–80; < ML praeternātūrālis, adj. based on L phrase praeter nātūram beyond nature. See preter -, natural)
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1. (adj) preternatural, uncanny
surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
2. (adj) nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
"find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
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1. (adj) preternatural
beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon; irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; a preternatural stillness; a preternatural presentation (in childbirth) or labor
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