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ephemeron

[ ih-fem-uh-ron, -er-uhn ]

noun

, plural e·phem·er·a [ih-, fem, -er-, uh], e·phem·er·ons.
  1. anything short-lived or ephemeral.
  2. ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.


ephemeron

/ ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn /

noun

  1. usually plural something transitory or short-lived
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ephemeron1

1570–80; < Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros; ephemeral
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ephemeron1

C16: see ephemeral
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Example Sentences

Staffers at Sui’s West 39th Street offices are busy packing up the “ephemeron, accessories and tons of stuff” that will be featured in the show, which will runs through Oct.

Science sees man as the ephemeron of an hour, an iridescent bubble on a seething, whirling torrent, an accident in a world of incalculable and clashing forces.

The scent was so strong that the ephemeron was almost intoxicated by it.

Let not the ephemeron that lights on a baby's hand generalize too rashly upon the non-growing of organisms!

And this is man, the myriad one, Dust’s flower and time’s ephemeron.

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