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Synonyms for ephemera

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-fem-er-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈfɛm ər ə

Top 10 synonyms for ephemera
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Définition of ephemera

Origin :
  • late 14c., originally a medical term, from Medieval Latin ephemera (febris) "(fever) lasting a day," from fem. of ephemerus, from Greek ephemeros "lasting only one day, short-lived," from epi "on" (see epi-) + hemerai, dative of hemera "day," from PIE *amer- "day."
  • Sense extended 17c. to short-lived insects and flowers; general sense of "thing of transitory existence" is first attested 1751. Cf. Greek ephemeroi "men," literally "creatures of a day."
  • As in guest : noun person accommodated, given hospitality
Example sentences :
  • The Ephemera is the fly which is born but to die, living a single hour of love.
  • Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
  • The Ephemera and probably the other Neuroptera have abdominal spiracles.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • The cut represents the circulation in the vessels of the larva of an Ephemera.
  • Extract from : « The Life of an Insect » by Anonymous
  • That was it—as indifferent as we could be to the struggle of an ephemera; and as mildly curious.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • Near the water side I caught an Ephemera, of which I made a drawing and description.
  • Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
  • It was so indistinct as to remain only among the ephemera of my fancy.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Folks » by Sarah P. McLean Greene
  • Let them be as ephemera—to last an hour, and not be regretted when gone.
  • Extract from : « Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle » by Clement K. Shorter
  • Well, what do you, the latest of the ephemera, want with fame?
  • Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
  • At the spot of our encampment, as soon as the shades of night closed in, we were visited by hordes of ephemera.
  • Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
  • Sometimes he glanced over the magazines and newspapers to see how “Ephemera” was being maltreated.
  • Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London

Antonyms for ephemera

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