preternatural
adjective/ˌpriːtəˈnætʃrəl/
/ˌpretərˈnætʃrəl/, /ˌpriːtərˈnætʃrəl/
[only before noun] (formal)- that does not seem natural; that cannot be explained by natural laws
- preternatural power
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