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preternatural

pre.ter.nat.u.ral \.pre-t-*r-'nach(-*)-r*l\ \-r*-le-, -'nach-*r-le-\ 
   \-'nach(-*)-r*l-n*s\ aj [ML praeternaturalis, fr. L praeter naturam beyond 
   nature] 1: existing outside of nature  2: exceeding what is natural or 
   regular in nature : ABNORMAL  3: inexplicable by ordinary means  - 
   pre.ter.nat.u.ral.ly av