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    PRETERNATURAL

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Existing outside of or not in accordance with natureplay

    Example:

    find transcendental motives for sublunary action

    Synonyms:

    nonnatural; otherworldly; preternatural; transcendental

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Surpassing the ordinary or normalplay

    Example:

    his uncanny sense of direction

    Synonyms:

    preternatural; uncanny

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)

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