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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEphemeral
/ɪˈfɛm.ər.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Lasting for a very short time; transitory.
"Fashions are ephemeral, but true style is eternal."
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Derived from the Greek word 'ephemeros', meaning 'lasting only one day' (from 'epi-' meaning on, and 'hemera' meaning day). It entered Late Latin as 'ephemerus' and was adopted into English in the late 16th century, initially referring to short-lived fevers or plants before broadening to describe anything fleeting or transient.
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