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sublunary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sublunar \Sub*lu"nar\, Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, a. [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf F. sublunaire.] Situated beneath the moon; hence of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under --South. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, n. Any worldly thing [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sublunary adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunar}, {cislunar}] 2: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn: {sublunar}, {terrestrial}]
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