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ephemera

[ ih-fem-er-uh ]
/ ɪˈfɛm ər ə /
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noun, plural e·phem·er·as, e·phem·er·ae [ih-fem-uh-ree] /ɪˈfɛm əˌri/ for 2.

a plural of ephemeron.
an ephemerid.

RELATED WORDS

customer, patron, visitor, caller, companion, inmate, client, recipient, tenant, vacationer, lodger, transient, boarder, frequenter, mate, renter, visitant, company, roomer, sojourner

Nearby words

  1. ephebic,
  2. ephebus,
  3. ephedra,
  4. ephedrine,
  5. ephelis,
  6. ephemeral,
  7. ephemerality,
  8. ephemerid,
  9. ephemeris,
  10. ephemeris second

Origin of ephemera

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

Definition for ephemera (2 of 2)

ephemeron

[ ih-fem-uh-ron, -er-uh n ]
/ ɪˈfɛm əˌrɒn, -ər ən /

noun, plural e·phem·er·a [ih-fem-er-uh] /ɪˈfɛm ər ə/, e·phem·er·ons.

anything short-lived or ephemeral.
ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.

Origin of ephemeron

1570–80; < Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros; see ephemeral
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British Dictionary definitions for ephemera (1 of 2)

ephemera

/ (ɪˈfɛmərə) /

noun plural -eras or -erae (-əˌriː)

a mayfly, esp one of the genus Ephemera
something transitory or short-lived
(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
a plural of ephemeron

Word Origin for ephemera

C16; see ephemeral

British Dictionary definitions for ephemera (2 of 2)

ephemeron

/ (ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn) /

noun plural -era (-ərə) or -erons

(usually plural) something transitory or short-lived

Word Origin for ephemeron

C16: see ephemeral
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