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superlunary

American  
[soo-per-loo-nuh-ree] / ˌsu pərˈlu nə ri /
Often superlunar

adjective

  1. situated above or beyond the moon.

  2. celestial, rather than earthly.

Etymology

Origin of superlunary

First recorded in 1605–15; super- + (sub)lunary

Example Sentences

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But long before this the Aristotelian demarcation between superlunary and sublunary had been shattered by Brahe.

From Literature

Other ambition than of crowns in air, And superlunary felicities, Thy bosom warm.

From Project Gutenberg

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