sublunary

sublunary
/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; < LL sublun(aris) (see SUB-, LUNAR) + -ARY]

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