supernormal
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined from super- + normal between 1865 and 1870.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]supernormal (comparative more supernormal, superlative most supernormal)
- Beyond what is normal; exceeding the average or the point of reference.
- Near-synonym: above average
- Supernormal employment.
- Supernormal production.
- Paranormal, supernatural.
- 1996, Jess Byron Hollenback, Mysticism: Experience, Response, and Empowerment:
- For example, why is it that supernormal phenomena so often accompany mystical experiences?
- (default logic, of a default) Both categorical and normal.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “supernormal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.