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Synonyms
pre·ter·nat·u·ral (prḗtər-năch́ər-əl, -năch́rəl)

[Medieval Latin praeternātūrālis, from Latin praeter nātūrām, beyond nature, praeter, beyond; see preterit, + nātūra, nature; see nature.]

adjective 

  1. Out of or being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from the natural.
  2. Surpassing the normal or usual; extraordinary: “Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel” (George F. Will)
  3. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.

derivatives

préter·nat́u·ral·ism
noun
préter·nat́u·ral·ly
adverb
préter·nat́u·ral·ness
noun