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Definition of: preternatural
(prē′tər·nach′ər·əl) adjective
Diverging from or exceeding the common order of nature; inexplicable in terms of the known facts and laws of science, but not outside the universal natural order: distinguished from supernatural. See synonyms under SUPERNATURAL.
—pre′ter·nat′u·ral·ismnoun
—pre′ter·nat′·u·ral·ly adverb
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