ephemeron
Americannoun
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ephemera,
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ephemerons
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anything short-lived or ephemeral.
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ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.
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Etymology
Origin of ephemeron
1570–80; < Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros; see ephemeral
Example Sentences
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Moore has developed a subspecialty in this sort of high-camp Gulf ephemeron: for New Orleans he designed the Piazza d'Italia and the snazziest part of the 1984 World's Fair.
From Time Magazine Archive
And this is man, the myriad one, Dust’s flower and time’s ephemeron.
From Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen by Thomas Buford Meteyard
The scent was so strong that the ephemeron was almost intoxicated by it.
From The Sand-Hills of Jutland by Mrs. (Anna S.) Bushby
If then women are not a swarm of ephemeron triflers, why should they be kept in ignorance under the specious name of innocence?
From Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
It would be useless to enter into the detail of the plot of an ephemeron, that depends more upon its quips and cranks than dramatic construction for its success.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 by Various
The Wende’s Soviet Hippie collection contains ephemera that dovetails with the current moment, and aims to “illuminate the political and cultural changes of the past” and “offer opportunities to make sense of a changing present.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio recordings, 8-millimeter film footage, books, publications and other records and ephemera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Since 2016, they’ve been digitizing Saar’s expansive archive, including correspondence, sketches, playbills, documents and ephemera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The new complex’s museum presents a bland, uninspiring collection of ephemera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The air was laden with the perfume of wild flowers; various butterflies chased each other in sport around its boughs, and the ephemera danced and amused themselves.
From The Sand-Hills of Jutland by Mrs. (Anna S.) Bushby
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