SUBLUNARY


Meaning of SUBLUNARY in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ s ə b- ' lü-n ə -r ē , ' s ə b-lu ̇ - ˌ ner- ē

Variant: also sub · lu · nar \ ˌ s ə b- ' lü-n ə r also - ˌ när \

Function: adjective

Etymology: modification of Late Latin sublunaris, from Latin sub- + luna moon ― more at LUNAR

Date: 1592

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world <dull sublunary lovers ― John Donne>

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