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ephemera

noun (ephemera, plural of ephemeron)

«ephemera» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. Ephemera are insects, such as mayflies, that live only a very short time as adults. tree →
  2. Ephemera are printed things, such as tickets or posters, that are kept for a short time. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, the short-lived insects that live only one summer day; in talk, the second sense is used by collectors

Examples

  • The ephemera danced over the river all afternoon. tree →
  • The ephemera of one summer day seemed endless to them. tree →
  • The museum keeps old ticket ephemera from the fair. tree →
  • Each ephemera in the box was a poster from a show. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ephemera/