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ephemeron.

Something short-lived or transitory.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Something short-lived or transitory.

  2. A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερον (ephḗmeron), neuter form of ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros).

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