EPHEMERA (PT)
\ɪfˈɛməɹə pˌiːtˈiː], \ɪfˈɛməɹə pˌiːtˈiː], \ɪ_f_ˈɛ_m_ə_ɹ_ə__ p_ˌiː_t_ˈiː]\
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Transient everyday items, usually printed on paper, that are produced for a specific limited use and then often thrown away. Similar material of the past has acquired literary or historical significance. The word comes from the Greek ephemeros, lasting only a day. (From Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing, 2d ed & The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)
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