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Definition of ephemera
ephemera
alsoephemerae
play \i-ˈfe-mər-ē, -ˈfem-rē\ orephemeras
1 : something of no lasting significance —usually used in plural
2 ephemera plural : paper items (such as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles
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Examples of ephemera in a Sentence
He has a large collection of old menus and other ephemera.
Recent Examples of ephemera from the Web
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The price set a record for a Disney map and was among the highest ever paid for a piece of Disney ephemera at auction, organizers said.
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But most browsers will be tempted to linger the most at the wedding ephemera.
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Sorrels donated papers, clippings and other ephemera, including a peace quilt, to the archive.
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But his most striking accomplishment is deciphering Roman ephemera—wooden and lead tablets that, miraculously, archeologists still unearth from time to time around the province formerly known as Britannia.
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Volume 2 features a behind-the-scenes look at the series, with on-set photographs, production ephemera, costume designs, notes from the writers' room, and extensive interviews with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner.
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There are newspaper engravings, ephemera, illustrated journals, books, postcards and even vintage musical instruments.
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The story, in which the author tours Sevigny’s home town with her, is full of Mobil gas stations, red-bricked middle schools, and other ephemera that could be pulled from most suburban childhoods and plopped down in Sevigny’s, and vice versa.
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The donation consisted of ephemera used during the team’s early history, beginning in the early 1970s and ending in 2006.
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Origin and Etymology of ephemera
New Latin, from Greek ephēmera, neuter plural of ephēmeros
EPHEMERA Defined for English Language Learners
ephemera
playDefinition of ephemera for English Language Learners
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: things that are important or useful for only a short time : items that were not meant to have lasting value
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