English
Alternative spellings
praeternatural

Adjective
en-adj

1. Having an existence outside of the natural world. In this sense, everything supernatural is also preternatural.
2. beyond|Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; therefore something which is strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon; irregular; or abnormal. This more limited sense is often used to describe things which are fully in the natural world, but are merely extreme examples.

#: Her preternatural hearing allowed her to hear the cricket chirping, when the rest of us couldn't hear anything.

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Derived terms
preternaturally

Translations
trans-top|existing outside of the natural world
Dutch: t|nl|buitennatuurlijk, t|nl|bovennatuurlijk
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trans-top|beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things
Dutch: t-|nl|uitzonderlijk, t|nl|buitennatuurlijk, t|nl|bovennatuurlijk
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References
R:1913

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