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sublunary

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

adjective

situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.

characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial.

mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure.

Also, sub·lu·nar

[suhb-loo-ner] .

Origin:
1585–95; < Late Latin sublūn(āris) (see sub-, lunar) + -ary

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sublunary (sʌbˈluːnərɪ)

—*adj*
1.	situated between the moon and the earth
2.	of or relating to the earth or world

[C16: via Late Latin, from Latin sub- + lūna moon]

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