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ephemeron

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

noun

plural ephemera ephemerons.
  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

/ ɪˈ´ÚÉ›³¾É™ËŒ°ùÉ’²Ô /

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ephemeron1

1570–80; < Greek ±ð±è³óḗm±ð°ù´Ç²Ô short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ±ð±è³óḗm±ð°ù´Ç²õ; ephemeral
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ephemeron1

C16: see ephemeral
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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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