sublunar
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Related to sublunar: Supralunar, sublunar point
sub·lu·na·ry
(sŭb-lo͞o′nə-rē, sŭb′lo͞o-nĕr′ē) also sub·lu·nar (-lo͞o′nər)adj.
1. Situated beneath the moon.
2. Of this world; earthly.
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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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