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.

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Origin of ephemera

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

Words nearby ephemera

ephah, ephebe, ephebus, ephedra, ephedrine, ephemera, ephemeral, ephemerality, ephemerid, ephemeris, ephemeris second

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How to use ephemera in a sentence

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.
Why Hollywood’s obsession with the 1980s should fastforward to the 1990s|Adario Strange|July 20, 2022|Quartz
Check out our gallery of other royal auction ephemera - including Queen Victoria's knickers!
Slice of Prince William and Kate Middleton Wedding Cake Sells For $4,160|Tom Sykes|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The collages, which have never been exhibited, could be called ephemera.
Henry Darger's Private World|Paul Laster|April 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The paintings, ephemera, wall texts, and audio tour construct a story of an obsessive, gifted genius who lived for love and art.
Art's Obsessive Genius|Paul Laster|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Oh yes, we can all bear it; and by so much we ephemera get back our lost significance, our sovereignty.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
The tail of some species of the genus Ephemera is furnished with three long, jointed, hairy bristles.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
At the spot of our encampment, as soon as the shades of night closed in, we were visited by hordes of ephemera.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The cut represents the circulation in the vessels of the larva of an Ephemera.
The Life of an Insect|Anonymous
The best known is Ephemera vulgata, of which the sub-imago is called the "green drake," and the imago the "grey drake" by anglers.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath

British Dictionary definitions for ephemera

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

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