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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for preternatural

Adjective

1. preternatural, extraordinary (vs. ordinary)
usage: surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will
2. nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental, supernatural (vs. natural)
usage: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
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