ephemeron

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

/ ɪˈfɛm əˌrɒn, -ər ən /

noun, plural e·phem·er·a [ih-fem-er-uh], /ɪˈfɛm ər ə/, e·phem·er·ons.

anything short-lived or ephemeral.

ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.

Origin of ephemeron

1570–80; <Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros;see ephemeral

Words nearby ephemeron

ephemerality, ephemerid, ephemeris, ephemeris second, ephemeris time, ephemeron, ephemeropteran, ephemerous, Ephesian, Ephesians, Ephesus

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Example sentences from the Web for ephemeron

The scent was so strong that the ephemeron was almost intoxicated by it.
The Sand-Hills of Jutland|Hans Christian Andersen
The airy nothing of a sigh bears often a pastoral world or an orcus on its ephemeron's-wing.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
Its three hundred and sixty-five years were now as but the day of the ephemeron.
The Sand-Hills of Jutland|Hans Christian Andersen
Let not the ephemeron that lights on a baby's hand generalize too rashly upon the non-growing of organisms!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864|Various

Like the ephemeron fly, they are born suddenly, and may be expected to die as soon.
Thoughts on Man|William Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for ephemeron

ephemeron

/ (ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn) /

noun plural -era (-ərə) or -erons

(usually plural) something transitory or short-lived

Word Origin for ephemeron

C16: see ephemeral

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单词	ephemeron
释义	ephemeron [ ih-fem-uh-ron, -er-uhn ] / ɪˈfɛm əˌrɒn, -ər ən / noun, plural e·phem·er·a [ih-fem-er-uh], /ɪˈfɛm ər ə/, e·phem·er·ons. anything short-lived or ephemeral. ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc. Origin of ephemeron 1570–80; <Greek ephḗmeron short-lived insect, noun use of neuter of ephḗmeros;see ephemeral Words nearby ephemeron ephemerality, ephemerid, ephemeris, ephemeris second, ephemeris time, ephemeron, ephemeropteran, ephemerous, Ephesian, Ephesians, Ephesus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ephemeron The scent was so strong that the ephemeron was almost intoxicated by it. The Sand-Hills of Jutland\|Hans Christian Andersen The airy nothing of a sigh bears often a pastoral world or an orcus on its ephemeron's-wing. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)\|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter Its three hundred and sixty-five years were now as but the day of the ephemeron. The Sand-Hills of Jutland\|Hans Christian Andersen Let not the ephemeron that lights on a baby's hand generalize too rashly upon the non-growing of organisms! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864\|Various Like the ephemeron fly, they are born suddenly, and may be expected to die as soon. Thoughts on Man\|William Godwin British Dictionary definitions for ephemeron ephemeron / (ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn) / noun plural -era (-ərə) or -erons (usually plural) something transitory or short-lived Word Origin for ephemeron C16: see ephemeral 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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