Superlunar

Superlunar
Superlunar Su`per*lu"nar, Superlunary Su`per*lu"na*ry, a. Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed to sublunary. [1913 Webster]

The head that turns at superlunar things. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • superlunar — adjective see superlunary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • superlunar — adjective Above or beyond the Moon (from a vantage point on Earth). Ant: sublunar …   Wiktionary

  • superlunar — su·per·lunar …   English syllables

  • superlunar — adjective 1. situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square? • Syn: ↑translunar, ↑translunary, ↑superlunary • Pertains to noun: ↑Moon (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Superlunary — Superlunar Su per*lu nar, Superlunary Su per*lu na*ry, a. Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; opposed to sublunary. [1913 Webster] The head that turns at superlunar things. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • translunary — adjective 1. situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square? • Syn: ↑translunar, ↑superlunar, ↑superlunary • Pertains to noun: ↑Moon (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • superlunary — or superlunar adjective Etymology: Latin super + luna moon more at lunar Date: 1614 archaic being above the moon ; celestial …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bernardino Telesio — (1509 1588) was an Italian philosopher and natural scientist.Telesio was born of noble parentage in Cosenza, a city in Calabria, Southern Italy. He was educated in Milan by his uncle, Antonio, himself a scholar and a poet of eminence, and… …   Wikipedia

  • superlunary — /sooh peuhr looh neuh ree/, adj. 1. situated above or beyond the moon. 2. celestial, rather than earthly. Also, superlunar. [1605 15; SUPER + (SUB)LUNARY] * * * …   Universalium

  • superlunary — /supəˈlunəri/ (say soohpuh loohnuhree) adjective 1. situated above or beyond the moon. 2. celestial, rather than earthly. Also, superlunar. {super + (sub)lunary} …  

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