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sublunar
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective sublunar has 2 senses
- sublunar(a = adj.pert) cislunar, sublunary - situated between the earth and the moon; Array
- sublunar(s = adj.all) sublunary, terrestrial - of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
CIDE DICTIONARY
sublunar, a. [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.].
Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. [1913 Webster]
"All things sublunary are subject to change."
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"All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under."
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