"paranormal" meaning in English

See paranormal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: paranormal [positive], more paranormal [comparative], most paranormal [superlative]
Etymology: para- + normal Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|para|normal}} para- + normal Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is paranormal, it is weird and cannot be explained by science.
    Sense id: simple-paranormal-en-adj-JakrIXPP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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