EPHEM'ERAL, EPHEM'ERIC, adjective Diurnal; beginning and ending in a day; continuing or existing one day only.
2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. [Ephemeral is generally used. Ephemerous is not analogically formed.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.