ephemera

ɪˈfɛmərə

Definition

Definition of ephemera - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

collectablesobjects designed to be short-lived

She collects ephemera from old concerts.

transitorysomething that is short-lived or temporary

His fame was just ephemera.

impermanence

temporariness

transience

library science

TECH.

published documents meant to be discarded after use

TECH.

The library archives various ephemera for research.

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Origin of ephemera

Greek, ephemeros (lasting a day)

Terms with ephemera included in their meaning

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ephemerally

adv.

ephemera

in relation to collectible short-term items

Examples of ephemera in a sentence

Ephemera from the event were scattered everywhere.
The festival decorations were mere ephemera.
The excitement of the moment was ephemera.
She collected theater ephemera from the 1920s.
Ephemera from the event were scattered on the floor.

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French:éphémères, éphémère, ...
German:Ephemera, Flüchtigkeit, ...
Italian:effimeri, effimera, ...
Spanish:objetos efímeros, cosa pasajera, ...
Portuguese:efémera, documentos efémeros, ...
Chinese:短期收藏品, 昙花一现, ...
Japanese:エフェメラ, 儚いもの, ...
Arabic:مقتنيات مؤقتة, زائل, ...
Hebrew:חֲפָצִים קִצְרֵי מוֹעֵד, דְּבָרִים בְּנֵי חֲלוֹף, ...
Russian:эфемеры, мимолётность, ...
Ukrainian:ефемери, короткочасне явище, ...
Hindi:अल्पकालिक वस्तुएं, क्षणभंगुरता, ...
Bengali:এফেমেরা, ক্ষণস্থায়ী বস্তু, ...
Catalan:efímera, cosa efímera, ...
Czech:efeméry, pomíjivé věci, ...
Danish:efemera, flygtighed, ...
Dutch:efemera, kortstondig verschijnsel, ...
Greek:εφήμερα, εφήμερο, ...
Hungarian:efemera, múlékony dolog, ...
Khmer:វត្ថុប្រើប្រាស់បណ្តោះអាសន្ន, អ្វីដែលមានរយៈពេលខ្លី ឬបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:일회성 물품, 덧없는 것, ...
Persian:اشیای کوتاه‌مدت, چیز ناپایدار و گذرا, ...
Polish:efemerydy, efemeryda, ...
Portuguese (BR):efêmeras, efêmera, ...
Romanian:efemere, efemeră, ...
Swedish:efemära föremål, kortlivad, ...
Thai:ของที่มีอายุสั้น, สิ่งชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:efemera, ephemera, ...
Vietnamese:đồ vật ngắn hạn, điều chỉ tồn tại trong thời gian ngắn, ...

ephemeron

ɪˈfɛmərɒn

Definition of ephemeron - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

short-lived

Rare

something that lasts for a very short time

Rare

The beauty of the sunset was an ephemeron.

fleeting

temporary

transient

insects

TECH.

insect with a short adult life

TECH.

The mayfly is a classic example of an ephemeron.

dayfly

mayfly

technology

TECH.

weak reference in programming languages

TECH.

The developer used an ephemeron to manage memory efficiently.

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insect with a short adult life

Origin of ephemeron

Greek, ephemeros (lasting a day)

Examples of ephemeron in a sentence

The festival was an ephemeron, gone by morning.
Scientists study the lifecycle of an ephemeron closely.
Ephemerons are fascinating due to their brief existence.
The software engineer explained the concept of an ephemeron in class.
An ephemeron can help prevent memory leaks in applications.

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French:éphémère, éphéméron, ...
German:Ephemeron, Eintagsinsekt, ...
Italian:effimero, effimera, ...
Spanish:transitorio, insecto efímero, ...
Portuguese:efémero, efémera, ...
Chinese:瞬息万变, 短命昆虫, ...
Japanese:儚いもの, 短命な昆虫, ...
Arabic:شَيْء زَائِل, حَشَرَة يَوْمِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אֶפֶמֶרוֹן, חַרְקוֹן, ...
Russian:эфемера, эфемерон, ...
Ukrainian:ефемера, ефемерон, ...
Hindi:क्षणिक, एपेमेरॉन, ...
Bengali:অল্পস্থায়ী বস্তু, অল্পকালীন পোকা, ...
Catalan:efímer, efímera, ...
Czech:pomíjivost, jepice, ...
Danish:flygtighed, efemere, ...
Dutch:kortstondigheid, efemere, ...
Greek:εφήμερο, εφήμερη, ...
Hungarian:múlandóság, kérész, ...
Khmer:វត្ថុ ឬអ្វីមួយដែលមានរយៈពេលខ្លីណាស់, សត្វមេអំបៅថ្ងៃ, ...
Korean:덧없는 것, 하루살이, ...
Persian:کوتاه‌مدت, حشره یک‌روزه, ...
Polish:efemera, efemeryda, ...
Portuguese (BR):efêmero, efêmera, ...
Romanian:efemer, efemeridă, ...
Swedish:efemär, ephemeron, ...
Thai:สิ่งชั่วคราว, แมลงที่มีชีวิตสั้น, ...
Turkish:anlık, kısa ömürlü böcek, ...
Vietnamese:điều ngắn ngủi, côn trùng phù du, ...

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Definition of ephemera - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

Origin of ephemera

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Definition of ephemeron - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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