sublunary

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sublunary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, n.
     Any worldly thing. [Obs.]
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  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.
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           All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden.
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           All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as
           well as feel the influence, of the planet they are
           under.                                   --South.
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sublunary - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sublunary
      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]