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today

[ tuh-dey ]
/ təˈdeɪ /
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noun

this present day: Today is beautiful.
this present time or age: the world of today.

adverb

on this present day: I will do it today.
at the present time; in these days: Today you seldom see horses.

adjective

Informal. of the present era; up-to-date: the today look in clothing styles.

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RELATED WORDS

state-of-the-art, contemporary, current, stylish, present-day, late, new, futuristic, timely, modern, up-to-the-minute, advanced, topical, up-to-date, immediately, soon, now, novel, concomitant, avant-garde

Nearby words

  1. tocopilla,
  2. tocqueville,
  3. tocqueville, alexis de,
  4. tocsin,
  5. tod,
  6. todd,
  7. todd's paralysis,
  8. toddle,
  9. toddler,
  10. toddlerhood

Origin of today

before 900; Middle English; Old English tō dæg. See to, day
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British Dictionary definitions for today

today

/ (təˈdeɪ) /

noun

this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
the present agechildren of today

adverb

during or on this day
nowadays

Word Origin for today

Old English tō dæge, literally: on this day, from to + dæge, dative of dæg day
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for today

today

n.

Old English todæge, to dæge "on (the) day," from to "at, on" (see to) + dæge, dative of dæg "day" (see day). Generally written as two words until 16c., after which it usually was written to-day until early 20c.

Similar constructions exist in other Germanic languages (cf. Dutch van daag "from-day," Danish and Swedish i dag "in day"). German heute is from Old High German hiutu, from Proto-Germanic *hiu tagu "on (this) day," with first element from PIE pronomial stem *ki-, represented by Latin cis "on this side."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with today

today

see here today, gone tomorrow.

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