ephemera
noun
ephem·era
i-ˈfe-mə-rə 
-ˈfem-rə
plural ephemera also ephemerae
i-ˈfe-mə-rē
-ˈfem-rē
or ephemeras
1
: something of no lasting significance
—usually used in plural
2
ephemera plural
: paper items (such as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles
Examples of ephemera in a Sentence
He has a large collection of old menus and other ephemera.
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Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Leonard Stanley, maximalist designer to the stars, passed away in 2023.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
This monograph teems with over 300 studies of vintage ephemera and is prefaced with a foreword by Spike Lee.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
Watershed political moments aside, this season premiere felt in part like a clearinghouse for brat-summer ephemera.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Design Happenings Elsie de Wolfe ephemera soars past estimates at a Bonhams Los Angeles auction
Photography Courtesy of Bonhams
Leonard Stanley, maximalist designer to the stars, passed away in 2023.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Ephemera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ephemera. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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