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