English Explanatory Dictionary

under the sun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. In existence.

Pronunciation

En-au-under the sun.ogg

Word forms

under the sun

Etymology

From Middle English under þe sonne, under þe sunne (compare Old English under sunnan), a calque of Hebrew תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (táchat hashémesh). The phrase has been associated with the book of Ecclesiastes ever since appearing 29 times in the translation to English by John Wycliffe https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Under+the+sun&version=WYC

Related words

everything under the sun under the stars
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