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pre·ter·nat·u·ral P0547500 (prē′tər-năch′ər-əl, -năch′rəl)adj.1. Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary: "Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel" (George F. Will).2. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural. [Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, from Latin praeter nātūrām, beyond nature : praeter, beyond; see preterite + nātūra, nature; see nature.] pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ism n.pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ly adv.pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ness n. ThesaurusSeepreternatural |