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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

paranormal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paʁanoʁˈmaːl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Paranormal/ˌpær.əˈnɔːr.məl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie untersuchte paranormale Phänomene im alten Schloss."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Denoting events or phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding or current physical laws.

    "The old mansion is famous for its reported paranormal activity and ghostly sightings."
As noun
  1. 1

    Phenomena or agencies that are inexplicable by the laws of physics or ordinary science.

    "Investigators of the paranormal gathered data inside the supposedly haunted castle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'para-' (alongside, beyond) combined with 'normal', coined in the early 20th century to describe phenomena that fall outside the range of normal scientific explanation or empirical understanding.

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