Main Entry: pre·ter·nat·u·ral

Pronunciation: \ˌprē-tər-ˈna-chə-rəl, -ˈnach-rəl\

Function: 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