"ephemeral" meaning in English

See ephemeral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/, /əˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/ Audio: en-us-ephemeral.ogg Forms: more ephemeral [comparative], most ephemeral [superlative]
Etymology: From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|ephemerus}} New Latin ephemerus, {{der|en|grc|ἐφήμερος}} Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ephemeral (comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral)
  1. Lasting for a short period of time. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: temporary, transitory, fleeting, evanescent, momentary, short-lived, short, volatile, ephemeral Translations (lasting for a short period of time): վաղանցիկ (vaġancʻik) (Armenian), անցողիկ (ancʻoġik) (Armenian), эфемерны (efjemjerny) (Belarusian), мінучы (minučy) (Belarusian), недаўгавечны (njedaŭhavječny) (Belarusian), мімалётны (mimaljótny) (Belarusian), efêmero (Brazilian Portuguese), краткотраен (kratkotraen) (Bulgarian), мимолетен (mimoleten) (Bulgarian), efímer (Catalan), 短暫嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 短暂嘅 (dyun² zaam⁶ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 一時嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 一时嘅 (jat¹ si⁴ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 短暫的 (Chinese Mandarin), 短暂的 (duǎnzàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 一時的 (Chinese Mandarin), 一时的 (yīshí de) (Chinese Mandarin), dočasný (Czech), krátkodobý (Czech), efemerní (Czech), midlertidig (Danish), kortlivet (Danish), vergankelijk (Dutch), kortstondig (Dutch), vluchtig (Dutch), efemera momenta (Esperanto), efémero (European Portuguese), lyhytaikainen (Finnish), hetkellinen (Finnish), ohimenevä (Finnish), éphémère (French), efémero (Galician), flüchtig (German), kurzlebig (German), vergänglich (German), ephemer (German), εφήμερος (efímeros) (Greek), क्षणभंगुर (kṣaṇbhaṅgur) (Hindi), kérészéletű (Hungarian), efemer (Hungarian), röpke (Hungarian), skammvinnur (Icelandic), skammær (Icelandic), skammlífur (Icelandic), hverfull (Icelandic), breacshaolach (Irish), gearrshaolach (Irish), effimero (Italian), passeggero (Italian), fuggevole (Italian), transitorio (Italian), fugace (Italian), はかない (hakanai) (Japanese), 束の間の (tsukanoma no) (Japanese), 재지 않는 (jaeji anneun) (Korean), кратко́траен (kratkótraen) (Macedonian), rangitahi (Maori), demkî (Northern Kurdish), kortvarig (Norwegian), efemèr (Occitan), ulotny (Polish), efemeryczny (Polish), efemer (Romanian), trecător (Romanian), эфеме́рный (efemérnyj) (Russian), преходящий (prexodjaščij) (Russian), мимолётный (mimoljótnyj) (Russian), недолговечный (nedolgovečnyj) (Russian), непродолжительный (neprodolžitelʹnyj) (Russian), ȅfemēran (Serbo-Croatian), krȁtkotrājan (Serbo-Croatian), prìvremen (Serbo-Croatian), kratkotrajen (Slovene), začasen (Slovene), efímero (Spanish), flyktig (Swedish), efemär (Swedish), förgänglig (Swedish), kortlivad (Swedish), efemera (Turkish), ефемерний (efemernyj) (Ukrainian), швидкоплинний (švydkoplynnyj) (Ukrainian), byrhoedlog (Welsh), undydd (Welsh)
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  2. (biology) Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases. Categories (topical): Biology, Time Translations (existing for only one day): еднодневен (ednodneven) (Bulgarian), efímer (Catalan), 朝生暮死的 (Chinese Mandarin), 昙花一现的 (Chinese Mandarin), døgnflue (Danish), eendaags (Dutch), eendags (Dutch), päivä- (Finnish), päivän- (Finnish), päivän kestävä (Finnish), Eintags- (German), εφήμερος (efímeros) (Greek), tiszavirág-életű (Hungarian), dægurlangur (Icelandic), едно́дневен (ednódneven) (Macedonian), rangitahi (Maori), efemeryczny (Polish), однодневный (odnodnevnyj) (Russian), ȅfemēran (Serbo-Croatian), одноденний (odnodennyj) (Ukrainian), undydd (Welsh)
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  3. (geology, of a body of water) Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-ephemeral-en-adj-hNF77zOe Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 10 10 36 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: provisional Derived forms: bovine ephemeral fever, ephemeral fever, ephemeralization, ephemeral lake, ephemerally, ephemeral state

Noun

IPA: /ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/, /əˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/ Audio: en-us-ephemeral.ogg Forms: ephemerals [plural]
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  1. Something which lasts for a short period of time. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: ephemeron Derived forms: spring ephemeral
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        {
          "text": "1821-1822, Vicesimus Knox, Remarks on the tendency of certain Clauses in a Bill now pending in Parliament to degrade Grammar Schools\nEsteem, lasting esteem, the esteem of good men, like himself, will be his reward, when the gale of ephemeral popularity shall have gradually subsided."
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          "ref": "1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 2012-04-03:",
          "text": "It was during an access of this kind that I suddenly left my home, and bending my steps towards the near Alpine valleys, sought in the magnificence, the eternity of such scenes, to forget myself and my ephemeral, because human, sorrows.",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "word": "fugace"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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        {
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "word": "rangitahi"
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
          "code": "pl",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "efêmero"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
          "code": "sh",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
          "code": "sh",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "93 4 3",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "existing for only one day",
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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          "word": "昙花一现的"
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
          "code": "da",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
          "code": "fi",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 93 2",
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "dyun² zaam⁶ ge³",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "短暂嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "一時嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jat¹ si⁴ ge³",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "一时嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "短暫的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duǎnzàn de",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "短暂的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "一時的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīshí de",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "一时的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "dočasný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "krátkodobý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemerní"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "midlertidig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kortlivet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "vergankelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kortstondig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "vluchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemera momenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "lyhytaikainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "hetkellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "ohimenevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "éphémère"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efémero"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "flüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kurzlebig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "vergänglich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "ephemer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efímeros",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "εφήμερος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kṣaṇbhaṅgur",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "क्षणभंगुर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kérészéletű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "röpke"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "skammvinnur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "skammær"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "skammlífur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "hverfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "breacshaolach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "gearrshaolach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "effimero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "passeggero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "fuggevole"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "transitorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "fugace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hakanai",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "はかない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsukanoma no",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "束の間の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaeji anneun",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "재지 않는"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "demkî"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kratkótraen",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "кратко́траен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "rangitahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kortvarig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemèr"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "ulotny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemeryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efêmero"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "European Portuguese",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efémero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "trecător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "efemérnyj",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "эфеме́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prexodjaščij",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "преходящий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mimoljótnyj",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "мимолётный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedolgovečnyj",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "недолговечный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neprodolžitelʹnyj",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "непродолжительный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "ȅfemēran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "krȁtkotrājan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "prìvremen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kratkotrajen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "začasen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efímero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "flyktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemär"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "förgänglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "kortlivad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "efemera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "efemernyj",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "ефемерний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "švydkoplynnyj",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "швидкоплинний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "byrhoedlog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "lasting for a short period of time",
      "word": "undydd"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ednodneven",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "еднодневен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "efímer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "朝生暮死的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "昙花一现的"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "døgnflue"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "eendaags"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "eendags"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "päivä-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "päivän-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "päivän kestävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "Eintags-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efímeros",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "εφήμερος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "tiszavirág-életű"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "dægurlangur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ednódneven",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "едно́дневен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "rangitahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "efemeryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odnodnevnyj",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "однодневный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "ȅfemēran"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "odnodennyj",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "одноденний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "existing for only one day",
      "word": "undydd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ephemeral"
}

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