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ephemera

[ ih-fem-er-uh ]

noun

, plural e·phem·er·as, e·phem·er·ae [ih-, fem, -, uh, -ree]
  1. a plural of ephemeron.
  2. an ephemerid.


ephemera

/ ɪˈfɛmərə /

noun

  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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ephemera1

1670–80; < Greek ephḗmera, neuter plural of ephḗmeros, taken as singular; ephemeral

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ephemera1

C16; see ephemeral

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Example Sentences

Still, the thematic inclinations of the US public point to a love of the 1990s that Hollywood isn’t fully tapping into, compared with the mountain of 1980s ephemera currently being shown in theaters and on television.

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Check out our gallery of other royal auction ephemera - including Queen Victoria's knickers!

The collages, which have never been exhibited, could be called ephemera.

The paintings, ephemera, wall texts, and audio tour construct a story of an obsessive, gifted genius who lived for love and art.

Oh yes, we can all bear it; and by so much we ephemera get back our lost significance, our sovereignty.

The tail of some species of the genus Ephemera is furnished with three long, jointed, hairy bristles.

At the spot of our encampment, as soon as the shades of night closed in, we were visited by hordes of ephemera.

The cut represents the circulation in the vessels of the larva of an Ephemera.

The best known is Ephemera vulgata, of which the sub-imago is called the "green drake," and the imago the "grey drake" by anglers.

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