MEANING
A short-lived thing, especially an insect or object whose existence lasts only briefly.
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Give a fleeting object or glow a precise, literary name.Name a fragile thing that seems to exist only for a moment.
Words that belong together
- ephemeron species
- brief ephemeron
- ephemeron of memory
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The paper crown was an ephemeron, dissolving at the first touch of rain.
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- ephemeron
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Usage notes
Rare noun, also used in biology for short-lived organisms; its plural may be ephemera or ephemerons depending on sense.
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