Nowaday
adj, adv, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The present period; contemporary times. rare
"If so, it should be noted that ουντυγχάνω does not exist in nowaday's South Italian, and, probably, did not either in medieval South Italian (though it is not excluded, of course, because during the presence of the Byzantines in (Southern) Italy a greater influence of the Byzantine koine of that time can be postulated)."
- 1 Existing nowadays; current, present; contemporary. not-comparable
"Many an ancient commonplace is weird news to the nowaday ear."
- 1 Alternative form of nowadays. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Of this we may be sure, that the most haphazard guess at the cause by the most unlettered, nowaday, will be nearer the mark-thanks to the diffusion of knowledge—than were the speculations of the learned, ages ago […]"
Example
More examples"Many an ancient commonplace is weird news to the nowaday ear."
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