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   ephemeral

   /ɪˈfɛm(ə)rəl/

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for a very short time: "fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"
   • ▪ (chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle: "chickweed is an ephemeral weed, producing several generations in one season"

   noun

   • 1. an ephemeral plant: "ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Greek ephēmeros (see ephemera) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ephemerality noun
   • 2. ephemerally adverb
   • 3. ephemeralness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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