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Supernatural means extraordinary or describes something associated with forces we don't understand or that cannot be explained by science. (adjective)

The existence of ghosts is something that would be described as supernatural.
When someone is very very strong and can lift up a car, this is an example of a person who would be described as having supernatural strength.

The supernatural refers to events or things that cannot be explained by nature or science and that are assumed to come from beyond or to originate from otherworldly forces. (noun)

Ghosts and witches are an example of the supernatural.

See supernatural in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

existing or occurring outside the normal experience or knowledge of man; not explainable by the known forces or laws of nature; specif., of, involving, or attributed to God or a god
of, involving, or attributed to ghosts, spirits, the occult, etc.
exceeding normal bounds; extreme: skating with supernatural grace

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