"perinormal" meaning in English

See perinormal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From peri- + normal. Sense 2: by analogy with paranormal, and apparently coined by Richard Dawkins, though he does not claim to have been its sole originator. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|peri|normal}} peri- + normal, {{coin|en|Richard Dawkins|nocap=1}} coined by Richard Dawkins Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} perinormal (not comparable)
  1. (medicine) Prepathological; lying between normal and pathological. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-perinormal-en-adj-UhYqVNA7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with peri-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. Having previously been thought to be a paranormal phenomenon, but having since been scientifically verified as natural. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-perinormal-en-adj-0vatQqXo
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