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PRETERNATURAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
Example:
find transcendental motives for sublunary action
Synonyms:
nonnatural; otherworldly; preternatural; transcendental
Classified under:
Similar:
supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Surpassing the ordinary or normal
Example:
his uncanny sense of direction
Synonyms:
preternatural; uncanny
Classified under:
Similar:
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)
