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EPHEMERALITY

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e⋅phem⋅er⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [i-fem-uh-ral-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality or condition of being ephemeral.
2. something transitory.
Origin:
1815–25; ephemeral + -ity
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e·phem·er·al   (ĭ-fěm'ər-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Lasting for a markedly brief time: "There remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript" (Irving R. Kaufman).

  2. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.

n.  A markedly short-lived thing.

[From Greek ephēmeros : ep-, epi-, epi- + hēmerā, day.]
e·phem'er·al'i·ty, e·phem'er·al·ness n., e·phem'er·al·ly adv.
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