mun·dane

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• mun´dane|ly — mun|dane «MUHN dayn», adjective. 1. of this world, not of heaven; earthly: »mundane matters of business. 2. of the universe; of the world; cosmic. ╂[< Old French mondain, learned borrowing from Latin mundānus < mundus world] –mun´dane|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• mun|dane — «MUHN dayn», adjective. 1. of this world, not of heaven; earthly: »mundane matters of business. 2. of the universe; of the world; cosmic. ╂[< Old French mondain, learned borrowing from Latin mundānus < mundus world] –mun´dane|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• mun´dane|ness — mun|dane «MUHN dayn», adjective. 1. of this world, not of heaven; earthly: »mundane matters of business. 2. of the universe; of the world; cosmic. ╂[< Old French mondain, learned borrowing from Latin mundānus < mundus world] –mun´dane|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• an|te|mun|dane — «AN tee MUHN dayn», adjective. before the creation of the world. ╂[< ante + mundane] …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|tra|mun|dane — «EHKS truh MUHN dayn», adjective. beyond our world or the material universe: »For a youth in search of identification, the urgency to life, which he finds in jazz, becomes a vital symbol of hope and extramundane aspiration (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

• in|ter|mun|dane — «IHN tuhr MUHN dayn», adjective. occurring between worlds or between heavenly bodies. ╂[< inter + Latin mundānus mundane] …   Useful english dictionary

• in|tra|mun|dane — «IHN truh MUHN dayn», adjective. within the world or the material universe …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|mun|dane — «pree MUHN dayn», adjective. existing or occurring before the creation of the world; antemundane …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|mun|dane — «suhb MUHN dayn», adjective. existing under the world; underground; subterranean …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|mun|dane — «SOO puhr MUHN dayn», adjective. being above the world; belonging to a region above the world: »A practical rocket man has worried that his fellow astronauts might someday create serious supermundane traffic problem (Newsweek). ╂[< Medieval… …   Useful english dictionary