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Webster 1913 Edition


Ephemera


E-phem′e-ra

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a day fly, fr. [GREEK] daily, lasting but a day; [GREEK] over + [GREEK] day.]
1.
(Med.)
A fever of one day’s continuance only.
2.
(Zoöl.)
A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See
Ephemeral fly
, under
Ephemeral
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ephemera

EPHEM'ERA

,
Noun.
[L. from Gr. daily; a day.] A fever of one day's continuance only.
1.
The Day-fly; strictly, a fly that lives one day only; but the word is applied also to insects that are very short-lived, whether they live several days or an hour only. There are several species.

Definition 2024


ephemera

ephemera

English

Noun

ephemera

  1. plural of ephemeron
  2. transitory things
  3. publications that are designed to be short-lived

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