Sublunar

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated beneath the Moon. not-comparable

    "The City’s moon-lit spires and myriad lamps, Like stars in a sublunar sky did glow, And fires blazed far amid the scattered camps, Like springs of flame, which burst where’er swift Earthquake stamps."

  2. 2
    Of this world; earthly. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of this earth wordnet
  2. 2
    situated between the earth and the moon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
sublunarycislunarcislunarcislunarearthearthbound

Example

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"The City’s moon-lit spires and myriad lamps, Like stars in a sublunar sky did glow, And fires blazed far amid the scattered camps, Like springs of flame, which burst where’er swift Earthquake stamps."

Etymology

From sub- + lunar.

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