This week’s theme
Words made with combining forms

This week’s words
frankenfood
preternatural
logomaniac
parthenogenesis
bryology

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(pree/pri-tuhr-NACH-uh-ruhl)

MEANING:

adjective: Beyond what is natural or normal.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin praeter- (beyond, past) + naturam (nature). Earliest documented use: 1580.

USAGE:

“Ms. Yousafzai made a rapid recovery, and quickly drowned out her critics with her preternatural poise and speaking skills.”
Declan Walsh; Two Champions of Children Are Given Nobel Peace Prize; The New York Times; Oct 10, 2014.

See more usage examples of preternatural in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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