superlunary
Americanadjective
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situated above or beyond the moon.
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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 "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Other ambition than of crowns in air, And superlunary felicities, Thy bosom warm.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward
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