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sublunary

[ suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
  2. characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial.
  3. mundane or worldly:

    fleeting, sublunary pleasure.



sublunary

/ sʌbˈluːnərɪ /

adjective

  1. situated between the moon and the earth
  2. of or relating to the earth or world
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sublunary1

1585–95; < Late Latin sublūn ( āris ) ( sub-, lunar ) + -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sublunary1

C16: via Late Latin, from Latin sub- + lūna moon
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Example Sentences

It has been subject, as all sublunary Things are, to great Revolutions and Misfortunes.

This marked a preconcerted moment—for the remote celestial phenomenon had been pressed into sublunary service as a lover's signal.

“But here am I talking about these sublunary affairs, when the eclipse will be beginning,” cried Vibert.

Swithin sighed, lowered his thoughts to sublunary things, and told briefly the story of his journey.

Patiently to earn a spare bare living, and quietly to die, untouched by workhouse hands—this was her highest sublunary hope.

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