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supernormal

 
Dictionary: su·per·nor·mal   ('pər-nôr'məl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Greatly exceeding the normal or average but still obeying natural laws.
  2. Paranormal.

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A term substituted in psychical research for "supernatural." It was coined by F. W. H. Myers and is applied to phenomena that are beyond what usually happens—beyond, that is, in the sense of suggesting unknown physical laws. While supernormal phenomena point to new powers, abnormal phenomena indicate the degeneration of powers already acquired. The term "paranormal" is now preferred.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: beyond the range of the normal or scientifically explainable
  Synonym: supranormal

Meaning #2: (statistics) exceeding the normal or average


Translations: Supernormal
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overnaturlig, bedre end gennemsnit

Nederlands (Dutch)
meer dan gewoon

Français (French)
adj. - au-dessus de la normale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - außergewöhnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπερφυσικός, πέραν του κανονικού

Italiano (Italian)
sopranormale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sobrenormal

Русский (Russian)
выходящий за пределы нормы, избыточный, сверхъестественный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - superior a lo normal, sobrehumano

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - övernormal, mer än normal

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
非凡的, 异于寻常的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非凡的, 異於尋常的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 통상적이 아닌, 평균 이상의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 通常でない, 人知では測りがたい, 異常な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فوق السوي أو الطبيعي , خارق للطبيعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮על-טבעי, על-נורמלי‬


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