Those who play a waiting game have matters more in their own hands, time gives them double chances; whereas if success does not come at once to the ephemerid he misses it altogether. From Wordnik.com. [The Note-Books of Samuel Butler] Reference
In fact, it's quite normal for Dutch scientific terminology to occur in pairs composed of a "difficult" and a homier variant: ephemerid can be translated as efemeride or as eendagsvlieg. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2] Reference
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