ephemera

Meaning

1. (form-of, plural) plural of ephemeron
2. plural of ephemeron
3. plural of ephemeron
4. (broadly) plural of ephemeron

ephemeron

1. Something short-lived or transitory.
2. A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.

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Synonyms

mayfly

shadfly

Translations

éphémère

effimera

eendagsvlieg

plural de ephemeron

efímera

efemeridler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈfɛməɹə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερᾰ (ephḗmeră), neuter plural form of ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).