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9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
adjective lasting a very short time
originFrom 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 from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- ephemera 15
- hamper 13
- pelham 13
- empaler 11
- premeal 11
- hareem 11
- heaper 11
- helmer 11
- helper 11
- hermae 11
- hemp 11
- ampere 10