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Dictionary: sub·lu·na·ry   (sŭb-lū'nə-rē, sŭb'lū-nĕr'ē) pronunciation also sub·lu·nar
 
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(-lū'nər)
adj.
  1. Situated beneath the moon.
  2. Of this world; earthly.

[Late Latin sublūnāris : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin lūna, moon.]


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: situated between the earth and the moon
  Synonyms: sublunar, cislunar
  Pertains to noun: moon (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of this earth
  Synonyms: sublunar, terrestrial

 
 
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