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ˌsupernorˈmality
[f. supernormal a. + -ity.]
a. The quality of exceeding what is normal; an instance of this.
1909O. J. Lodge Survival of Man i. i. 2 Assertions concerning psychological supernormalities have not only excited attention, but have rather notably roused the interest of careful and responsible students. 192219th Cent. Oct. 600 One of the first indications of potential genius in school children is unusual precocity or mental supernormality. 1955W. Naylor Silver Birch Anthol. 8 The faculty of being able to deliver, week after week, words of wisdom..in this spontaneous fashion, is in itself evidence of supernormality. 1977D. Morris Manwatching 277 Having exhausted one line of supernormality, we switch to another, selecting a new element for improvement and dwelling on that until it too has become stale.
b. [super- 9 a.] The quality of being exceedingly normal. rare.
1945New Yorker 7 Apr. 74/2 Now that the end [of the war] is practically at hand, the supernormality of the English is surprising. |