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ephemera

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \i-ˈfe-mər-ə, -ˈfem-rə\
    • /ɪ.ˈfe.mə.rə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \i-ˈfe-mər-ə, -ˈfem-rə\

Definitions of ephemera word

  • noun ephemera Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time. 1
  • noun,plural ephemera tickets, cards, etc. not intended to be kept 1
  • uncountable noun ephemera You can refer to things which last for only a short time as ephemera. 0
  • uncountable noun ephemera Ephemera is things people collect such as old postcards, posters, and bus tickets, which were only intended to last a short time when they were produced. 0
  • noun ephemera a mayfly, esp one of the genus Ephemera 0
  • noun ephemera something transitory or short-lived 0

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Parts of speech for Ephemera

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ephemera popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ephemera usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ephemera

noun ephemera

  • caller — A caller is a person who is making a telephone call.
  • client — A client of a professional person or organization is a person or company that receives a service from them in return for payment.
  • companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
  • customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
  • inmate — a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.

Antonyms for ephemera

noun ephemera

  • enemy — A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
  • manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
  • opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
  • owner — a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.

Top questions with ephemera

  • what does ephemera mean?
  • what is ephemera?
  • what is an ephemera?
  • what is paper ephemera?

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