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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sublunar
    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]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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