Definition for E-PHEM'ER-AL, or E-PHEM'ER-IC

E-PHEM'ER-AL, or E-PHEM'ER-IC, a. [or E-PHEM'E-ROUS.]

  1. Diurnal; beginning and ending in a day; continuing or existing one day only.
  2. Short lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. [Ephemeral is generally used. Ephemerous is not analogically formed.]

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