ephemera

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Things that last or are useful for only a short time, especially printed items like tickets or posters.

   The museum's collection includes wartime ephemera such as ration cards and posters.

2. 2
   noun

   Things that are transitory and quickly forgotten.

   He dismissed celebrity gossip as the ephemera of modern life.

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

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