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ephemerae

ephemerae is the plural of ephemera.

Meaning of ephemera

Noun (1)

ephemera

  1. Especially, such objects that are collectibles, such as (originally) cheap publications (e.g., pamphlets, brochures), single-use packaging from packaged goods, and giveaway or throwaway trinkets.
    • vintage ephemera
  2. (library science) Published single-sheet or single-page documents which are meant to be thrown away after one use.
  3. (broadly) Transitory audiovisual matter not intended to be retained or preserved.
    • video ephemera

Noun (2)

ephemera (plural ephemeras or ephemerae)

  1. A mayfly (genus Ephemera).
    • These names, and many more, are, in various parts of the country, applied to an ephemera, which appears in most, if not all of the Trout waters of these kingdoms, throughout the whole season, although in greater numbers during spring and autumn, than at other times.1849, John Beever, Arundo, Practical Fly-fishing Founded on Nature (page 18)

Questions about ephemerae

What is ephemerae the plural of?
Ephemerae is the plural of ephemera.

Words near ephemerae in the dictionary

  1. ephelcystic nu
  2. ephelcystic nus
  3. ephelides
  4. ephelis
  5. ephemera
  6. ephemerae
  7. ephemeral
  8. ephemeral fever
  9. ephemeral lake
  10. ephemeral lakes
  11. ephemeral state

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ephemerae (page history and authors); ephemera (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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