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Ephemera are defined as objects, often printed, that are not intended to last but are sometimes kept by collectors.

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An example of ephemera is a program from a hit Broadway show.

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See ephemera in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. ephemeras or ephemerae

  1. mayfly
    1. an ephemeral thing
    2. ephemeral things collectively
  3. printed matter (as theater programs, posters, guidebooks) meant to be of use for only a short time but preserved by collectors

Origin: ModL < Gr ephēmeron: see ephemeron

See ephemera in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A plural of ephemeron.
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