🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

초자연적

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chojayeonjeok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Paranormal/ˌpær.əˈnɔːr.məl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 초자연적 현상을 목격했다고 주장했다."

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-' (meaning beside, beyond, or against) combined with the adjective 'normal'. It emerged in the early 20th century, popularized by psychical researchers to describe phenomena that fall outside the scope of scientific understanding or normal physical laws.

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