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ephemera

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·phem·e·ra /ɪˈfemə/ noun [plural]  SHORT TIMEsmall cheap things that people use in their ordinary life 〔不值钱的〕日用品 a collection of sporting ephemera 一批体育用品
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ephemeraThere are more than 2,500 volumes of pre-1800 imprint, and an extensive assemblage of maps, illustrations and ephemera.Types of material treated include books, manuscripts, maps, globes, photographs and ephemera material.It is not just artistic ephemera which suffer from metal fatigue in the heat of ubiquitous exposure.Finally, arguably, a bit of ephemera.It was just a feel-good song, a piece of ephemera, and Lucy was feeling surprisingly good.In general, the library will not subscribe to newsletters or other ephemera without good scientific justification. 2.
e·phem·e·ra nounChineseSyllable
people in things use life Corpus their ordinary that cheap small


ephemera
ephemera /ɪˈfemərə/ noun [plural]
small cheap things that people use in their ordinary life:
    a collection of sporting ephemera


ephem·eraBrE /ɪˈfemərə/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈfemərə/ 🔊 noun [plural] things that are important or used for only a short period of time 只在短期内有用的事物a collection of postcards, tickets and other ephemera明信片、票证和其他短时效物品的收藏系列