ephemeron
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ephemeron — 1620s, from Gk. (zoon) ephemeron, neut. of ephemeros (see EPHEMERA (Cf. ephemera)). Figurative use by 1771 … Etymology dictionary
ephemeron — [e fem′ər än΄, e fem′ərən; ifem′ər ən] n. pl. ephemera [i fem′ərə] or ephemerons [Gr ephēmeron, short lived insect < ephēmeros, for the day, short lived < epi , upon + hēmera, day] MAYFLY … English World dictionary
Ephemeron — E*phem e*ron, n.; pl. {Ephemera}. [NL. See {Ephemera}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the ephemeral flies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ephemeron — For other uses, see Ephemera (disambiguation).In computer science, Finalization occurs when a garbage collector (GC) informs an application that an object is almost collectable. It is used to help an application maintain its invariants. To make… … Wikipedia
ephemeron — /i fem euh ron , euhr euhn/, n., pl. ephemera / euhr euh/, ephemerons. 1. anything short lived or ephemeral. 2. ephemera, items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, esp. pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc. [1570 80; < Gk… … Universalium
ephemeron — e•phem•er•on [[t]ɪˈfɛm əˌrɒn, ər ən[/t]] n. pl. er•a [[t] ər ə[/t]] er•ons anything short lived or ephemeral • Etymology: 1570–80; < Gk ephḗmeron short lived insect, n. use of neut. of ephḗmeros; see ephemeral … From formal English to slang
ephemeron — e phem·er·on || rÉ’n n. something that passes; something that is not of interest anymore (i.e. printed information) … English contemporary dictionary
ephemeron — ephem·er·on … English syllables
ephemeron — /əˈfɛmərən/ (say uh femuhruhn), /i / (say ee ) noun (plural ephemera /əˈfɛmərə/ (say uh femuhruh), /i / (say ee ) or ephemerons) anything short lived or ephemeral. {Greek: a short lived insect. See ephemera} …
ephemeron — n. (pl. ra) thing, especially insect, living for a day only. ♦ ephemeral, ♦ ephemerous, a. short lived. ♦ ephemerid, n. may fly. ♦ ephemeris, n. (pl. ♦ rides, almanac showing daily positions of heavenly bodies … Dictionary of difficult words
