Lunarite
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See also: lunarite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Lunar (“pertaining to Luna”) + -ite.
Noun[edit]
Lunarite (plural Lunarites)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon.
- Synonym: Lunite § Synonyms
- 1993, Linda Hall, The Josiah Files, Nashville, T.N.: Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN, page 132:
- Although his achievements were not numerous, he was able to hammer out a successful trade agreement with the Moon. The Lunarites were certainly pleased that their rich mining resources, needed by the Earth, were traded practically straight across for the air and water which they so desperately needed.
References[edit]
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “Lunarite, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.