ephemeras

[US]/ɪ'fem(ə)rə/
[UK]/ɪ'fɛmərə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. something that has a very short lifespan; mayfly

Example Sentences

Collecting ephemera from different time periods is a popular hobby.

Old postcards and vintage photographs are considered valuable ephemera.

Ephemera like ticket stubs and event programs can bring back memories.

The museum has a collection of historical ephemera on display.

She enjoys browsing through flea markets for interesting ephemera.

Ephemera such as letters and diaries can provide insight into the past.

The artist incorporates ephemera into her mixed media artworks.

Digital ephemera like online messages and social media posts are becoming more prevalent.

Ephemera can offer a glimpse into the daily lives of people in the past.

Preserving ephemera is important for documenting cultural history.

Real-world Examples

The sort of stuff that I'm doing is absolute ephemera.

Source: Rock documentary

Frosty is merely a bit of frozen supernatural ephemera in a stolen hat.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

All sorts of visual imagery and ephemera… He also collects postcards.

Source: Vox opinion

Lots of the stuff that gets sent out free tends to be ephemera, and it will be lost over time.

Source: Listening Digest

A bit of frozen supernatural ephemera in a stolen hat.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 3

Whatever they were, they were not content, as the ephemera proved; and they were hungry for illusions as ever in the fourth century of the Church; but this was probably survival, and gave no hint of the future.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 2)

Occasionally she came to a spot where independent worlds of ephemerons were passing their time in mad carousal, some in the air, some on the hot ground and vegetation, some in the tepid and stringy water of a nearly dried pool.

Source: Returning Home

Having been educated for a time by Caroline, Charles later became a student of the Reverend G.  Case, a Unitarian minister, who noted that Charles had a passion for collecting various ephemera  from the natural world, including seashells, minerals and stones.

Source: Character Profile

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