sub·lu·na·ry (s b-l  n -r , sbl-n r ) also sub·lu·nar (-lnr)adj. 1. Situated beneath the moon. 2. Of this world; earthly. [Late Latin subl  n ris : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Adj. | 1. | sublunar - situated between the earth and the moon |
| 2. | sublunar - of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" |
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