[Vocab] ephemeral

[Daniel M. Eldridge]

e·phem·er·al (ĭ-fĕm'ər-əl) pronunciation
adj.

   1. Lasting for a markedly brief time: "There remain some truths too
ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a court transcript"
(Irving R. Kaufman).
   2. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do.

n.

A markedly short-lived thing.

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