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Sublunar definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBLU'NAR
SUB'LUNARY, a. [L. sub and luna, the moon.] Literally, beneath the moon, but sublunary, which is the word chiefly used, denotes merely terrestrial, earthly, pertaining to this world.
All things sublunary are subject to change.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: sublunar, sublunary, 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, sublunary, terrestrial]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see sublunary

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.