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supernormal

American  
[soo-per-nawr-muhl] / ˌsu pərˈnɔr məl /

adjective

  1. in excess of the normal or average.

    supernormal faculties; supernormal production.

  2. lying beyond normal or natural powers of comprehension.

    supernormal intimations.


supernormal British  
/ ˌsuːpənɔːˈmælɪtɪ, ˌsuːpəˈnɔːməl /

adjective

  1. greatly exceeding the normal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of supernormal

First recorded in 1865–70; super- + normal

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The first installment of this fantasy trilogy imagines a Royal Coven established by Queen Elizabeth I to handle supernormal incidences and preserve witchcraft’s legacy.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2022

The novelist Robert Stone was a student of paranoia, another sort of supernormal perception.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2022

Some spiritualists believed that there was so much supernormal activity because the dead were straining to come closer.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2020

“The streets were overflowing with people adoring our great leader, who is driving complex international politics with supernormal political acumen.”

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2018

Indubitably, evidence of supernormal faculty is sometimes given in this state, but we of the S.P.R. are divided as to what the control really is.

From Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. by Hill, J. Arthur

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