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Ephemeral
Pronunciation : E*phem"er*al
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.
2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. "Ephemeral popularity." V. Knox. Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy. Sir J. Stephen. Ephemeral fly (Zo?l.), one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time. The larv? are aquatic; -- called also day fly and May fly.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : E*phem"er*al
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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