nowadays

[ nou-uh-deyz ]
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adverb
  1. at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.

noun
  1. the present: The kitchens of nowadays are much more efficient than when I was a boy.

Origin of nowadays

1
1325–75; Middle English nou adaies;see now, a-1, day, -s1

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British Dictionary definitions for nowadays

nowadays

/ (ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz) /


adverb
  1. in these times

Origin of nowadays

1
C14: from now + adays from Old English a on + dæges genitive of day

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