preternatural
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/pree'teuhr nach"euhr euhl, -nach"reuhl/, adj.
1. out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
2. outside of nature; supernatural.
[1570-80; < ML praeternaturalis, adj. based on L phrase praeter naturam beyond nature. See PRETER-, NATURAL]
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Preternatural — Жанр мелодический дэт метал блэк метал Годы c 1999 Страна … Википедия
Preternatural — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Lo Preternatural es aquello que está afuera o más allá de lo natural. Mientras esto puede incluir lo comúnmente llamado Sobrenatural, tamblien puede simplemente denotar extremos, como un fenómeno ordinario llevado… … Wikipedia Español
Preternatural — Pre ter*nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [Pref. preter + natural.] Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preternatural — [prēt΄ər nach′ər əl] adj. [ML praeternaturalis] 1. differing from or beyond what is normally found in or expected from nature; abnormal [preternatural strength] 2. SUPERNATURAL preternaturalism n. preternaturally adv … English World dictionary
preternatural — index mysterious, peculiar (curious), uncanny Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
preternatural — (adj.) 1570s, from M.L. preternaturalis (mid 13c.), from L. phrase præter naturam (præterque fatum) beyond nature (and beyond fate), from præter beyond (see PRETERITE (Cf. preterite)) + accusative of natura nature (see NATURAL (Cf. natural)) … Etymology dictionary
preternatural — adj. 2 g. 1. Que não é natural. 2. Sobrenatural. ‣ Etimologia: preter + natural … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
preternatural — *supernatural, supranatural, miraculous, superhuman Analogous words: unnatural, anomalous (see IRREGULAR): *abnormal, atypical: outstanding, remarkable, salient (see NOTICEABLE): *exceptional … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preternatural — [adj] unusual, abnormal aberrant, anomalous, atypical, deviant, deviative, extraordinary, ghostly, inexplicable, irregular, marvelous, miraculous, mysterious, odd, peculiar, strange, superhuman, superior, supermundane, supernatural, unaccountable … New thesaurus
preternatural — (Del lat. praeternaturālis). adj. Que se halla fuera del ser y estado natural de algo … Diccionario de la lengua española
preternatural — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ beyond what is normal or natural. DERIVATIVES preternaturally adverb. ORIGIN from Latin praeter past, beyond … English terms dictionary
