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单词 preterhuman
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preterhuman

[ pree-ter-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo- ]
/ ˌpri tərˈhyu mən or, often, -ˈyu- /

adjective

beyond what is human: preterhuman experience.

Origin of preterhuman

First recorded in 1805–15; preter- + human

Words nearby preterhuman

pretense, pretension, pretensive, pretentious, preter-, preterhuman, preterist, preterit, preterite, preterition, preteritive
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Example sentences from the Web for preterhuman

  • Their prowess was equal to their ferocity, and this was enough to make them seem endowed with preterhuman powers.

    The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for preterhuman

preterhuman
/ (ˌpriːtəˈhjuːmən) /

adjective

rare beyond what is human
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