ephemeras

Variant of ephemera

noun pl. ephemeras or ephemerae

  1. mayfly
    1. an ephemeral thing
    2. ephemeral things collectively
  2. 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

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