SUBLUNARY


Meaning of SUBLUNARY in English

/sub"loo ner'ee, sub looh"neuh ree/ , adj.

1. situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.

2. characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial.

3. mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure.

Also, sublunar /sub looh"neuhr/ .

[ 1585-95; sublun ( aris ) (see SUB-, LUNAR) + -ARY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .