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ephemera

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ephemera
1. a mayfly, esp one of the genus Ephemera
2. a class of collectable items not originally intended to last for more than a short time, such as tickets, posters, postcards, or labels


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The drops of water splashed up to the green leafy roof, and the clerk thought of the million of ephemera which in a single drop were thrown up to a height, that was as great doubtless for their size, as for us if we were to be hurled above the clouds.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
Honor is venerable to us because it is no ephemera.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
 
 
 
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