ephemeron C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈfɛmərɑn/ UK /ɪˈfɛmərɒn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a short-lived thing, such as a mayfly or transient publication The collector prized each ephemeron of forgotten Victorian advertising. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a short-lived thing, such... mayflyephemeratransient Word family Related forms ephemeralephemeraephemerally Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek ephḗmeron ('something lasting but a day'), neuter of ephḗmeros, from epi- ('on') + hēmera ('day'). ἐφήμερον Ancient Greek ἡμέρα Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ephemeron **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈfɛmərɑn/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈfɛmərɒn/ ## Meanings 1. a short-lived thing, such as a mayfly or transient publication ## Examples - The collector prized each ephemeron of forgotten Victorian advertising. ## Synonyms - mayfly - ephemera - transient ## Related Forms - ephemeral - ephemera - ephemerally ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ἐφήμερον - Root: ἡμέρα ## Etymology From Ancient Greek ephḗmeron ('something lasting but a day'), neuter of ephḗmeros, from epi- ('on') + hēmera ('day'). ## AI Etymology Ephemeron comes from Ancient Greek ephḗmeron ('something lasting but a day'), neuter of ephḗmeros, from epi- ('on') + hēmera ('day'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek ἐφήμερον and Ancient Greek ἡμέρα. As a noun, ephemeron names a short-lived thing, such as a mayfly or transient publication. The same family is visible in related forms such as ephemeral, ephemera, and ephemerally. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown