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- DictionaryE·phem·er·a/əˈfem(ə)rə/
plural
- 1. things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time: "there were papers, letters, old boxes—all sorts of ephemera"
The meaning of EPHEMERA is something of no lasting significance —usually used in plural. How to use ephemera in a sentence.
EPHEMERA meaning: 1. objects that, when they were produced, were not intended to last a long time or were specially…. Learn more.
Ephemera are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained. The word is etymologically derived from the Greek ephēmeros ‘lasting only a day’. The word is both plural and singular. One definition for ephemera is "the minor transient documents of everyday life".
EPHEMERA definition: 1. objects that, when they were produced, were not intended to last a long time or were specially…. Learn more.
noun. 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.
Ephemera don't stick around for very long. You might enjoy such ephemera as sunsets and rainbows, things appearing only briefly, and so enjoyed all the more. In Latin, ephemera was a word for a fever that didn't last long.
Ephemera is things people collect such as old postcards, posters, and bus tickets, which were only intended to last a short time when they were produced.
EPHEMERA meaning: things that are important or useful for only a short time items that were not meant to have lasting value.
1. ( used with a sing. v.) anything short-lived or transitory. 2. ( used with a sing. or pl. v.) such things collectively: a writer of ephemera. 3. ( used with a pl. v.) items, as pamphlets, notices, and tickets, orig. intended to be of use for only a short time, esp. when preserved as collectibles. 4. a pl. of ephemeron.
Definition of ephemera noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
