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sublunary (adj.)

1590s, "situated under the moon," hence "earthly, mundane" (old cosmology), from Modern Latin sublunaris, from sub "under, beneath" (see sub-) + lunaris (see lunar).

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Definitions of sublunary from WordNet

sublunary (adj.)
situated between the earth and the moon;
Synonyms: sublunar / cislunar
sublunary (adj.)
of this earth;
transcendental motives for sublunary actions
fleeting sublunary pleasures
Synonyms: sublunar / terrestrial
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