ephemera
[ ih-fem-er-uh ]
/ ɪˈfɛm ər ə /
noun, plural e·phem·er·as, e·phem·er·ae [ih-fem-uh-ree] /ɪˈfɛm əˌri/ for 2.
a plural of ephemeron.
an ephemerid.
Origin of ephemera
Words nearby ephemera
ephebic,
ephebus,
ephedra,
ephedrine,
ephelis,
ephemera,
ephemeral,
ephemerality,
ephemerid,
ephemeris,
ephemeris second
Example sentences from the Web for ephemerae
He should not wish to have his tenants mere Ephemerae,—mere beings of an hour.'
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 |Boswell
British Dictionary definitions for ephemerae
ephemera
/ (ɪˈfɛmərə) /
noun plural -eras or -erae (-əˌriː)
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
Word Origin for ephemera
C16; see
ephemeral