EPHEMERA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ephemerae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something transitory; lasting a day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("ephemera" is a kind of...):

time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities))

Derivation:

ephemeral (lasting a very short time)

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