PRETERNATURAL


Meaning of PRETERNATURAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-tər-ˈna-chə-rəl, -ˈnach-rəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin praeternaturalis, from Latin praeter naturam beyond nature

Date: 1580

1. : existing outside of nature

2. : exceeding what is natural or regular : extraordinary

wits trained to preternatural acuteness by the debates — G. L. Dickinson

3. : inexplicable by ordinary means ; especially : psychic

preternatural phenomena

• pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly -ˈna-chə-rə-lē, ˈnach-rə-, ˈna-chər- adverb

• pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness -ˈna-chə-rəl-nəs, -ˈnach-rəl- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.