sub|lu|nar|y

sub|lu|nar|y
sub|lu|nar|y «SUHB loo NEHR ee, suhb LOO nuhr-», adjective.
beneath the moon; earthly: »

the vanity of all sublunary things (Benjamin Disraeli). The Van Allen radiation belt is the chief feature of sublunary space (New Scientist).

[< New Latin sublunaris, ultimately < Latin sub- under + lūna moon]

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