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