EPHEMERA


Meaning of EPHEMERA in English

I. ə̇ˈfem(ə)rə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ephēmerē, feminine of ephēmeros

1.

a. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Ephemeridae) of mayflies with shining transparent wings and strong functional legs

b. plural ephemeras -rəz or ephemer·ae -məˌrē : mayfly , ephemerid

2. plural ephemeras or ephemerae : ephemeral II

II.

plural of ephemeron

III. noun plural

Etymology: ephemera (II)

: paper items (as posters, broadsides, or tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles

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