ephemera
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Origin:
1570–80; < Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros; see ephemeral
1570–80; < Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros; see ephemeral
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ephemera (ɪˈfɛmərə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -eras, -erae | |
| 1. | a mayfly, esp one of the genus Ephemera |
| 2. | something transitory or short-lived |
| 3. | (functioning as plural) a class of collectable items not originally intended to last for more than a short time, such as tickets, posters, postcards, or labels |
| 4. | a plural of ephemeron |
| [C16; see | |
| ephemeron (ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn) | |
| —n , pl -era, -erons | |
| (usually plural) something transitory or short-lived | |
| [C16: see | |
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Word Origin & History
ephemera
late 14c., originally a medical term, from M.L. ephemera (febris) "(fever) lasting a day," from fem. of ephemerus, from Gk. ephemeros "lasting only one day," from epi "on" + hemerai, dat. of hemera "day," from PIE *amer- "day." Sense extended to short-lived insects and flowers; general sense of "transitory"
is first attested 1630s.
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Example sentences
While it has its virtues, it mainly offers unreviewed and probably otherwise unpublishable misinformation, trivia and ephemera.
He made collages from pulpy ephemera such as starlet photographs and astronomical maps.
By nature, a sweet sensation is more fleeting than lasting, a leap into the ephemera.
It will either confirm earlier measurements of the axis of evil or show them to be ephemera.
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