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sublunaries

sublunaries is the plural of sublunary.

Meaning of sublunary

Noun

sublunary (plural sublunaries)

  1. (in plural, literary) A person or thing which is of the (material) world.
    • She vvas ſoaring upvvard to her native ſkies. She vvas got above earth, by means, too, of the Earth-born: And ſomething extraordinary vvas to be done to keep her vvith us Sublunaries.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LVIII. Mr. Lovelace, to John Belford, Esq.”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume III, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John...
  2. (in plural, literary) A less important person; an inferior, a subordinate.

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Questions about sublunaries

What is sublunaries the plural of?
Sublunaries is the plural of sublunary.

Words near sublunaries in the dictionary

  1. subluminary
  2. subluminous
  3. sublunar
  4. sublunarean
  5. sublunarian
  6. sublunaries
  7. sublunary
  8. sublunary sphere
  9. sublunary spheres
  10. sublunate
  11. sublunulate

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