ephemeron
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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
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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
The scent was so strong that the ephemeron was almost intoxicated by it.
From The Sand-Hills of Jutland by Mrs. (Anna S.) Bushby
Let not the ephemeron that lights on a baby's hand generalize too rashly upon the non-growing of organisms!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 by Various
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
Like the ephemeron fly, they are born suddenly, and may be expected to die as soon.
From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by William Godwin
“At first, the new works were more nostalgic, with vintage photos and female ephemera, like gloves and such,” Saar said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a similar spirit of upcycling, his exhibition shows Rose Salane’s newest project from Pompeii featuring rocks and other ephemera taken from the historic site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Among the oil paintings, art deco ephemera and geological artifacts, I wasn’t expecting a preserved memorial from the days following the 2015 terrorist attacks, and it leveled me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
This is where the oils live, and the spices, and the half-forgotten jars of jam, olives, vinegars and other bits of kitchen ephemera that have been quietly waiting for their moment.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
You are no more capable of judging than the ephemera, which lives but for a day, and so must consider the world all sunshine, all light.
From Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." by Jenny Wren
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