Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Ephesus
ephod
ephor
Ephraimite
Ephthalite
epi-
epiblast
epiboly
epic
epic simile
epicalyx
epicanthic fold
epicardium
epicarp
epicene
epicenter
epicotyl
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

ephemera (2)

e·phem·er·a [ i fémmərə ] (plural e·phem·er·ae [ i fémmə r ] or e·phem·er·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something short-lived: something that is transitory and without lasting significance

2. insects 
Same as  mayfly (sense 1)


[14th century. < medieval Latin< late Latin ephemerus "lasting only a day" < Greek ephēmeros< hēmera "day"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft