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Today

//təˈdeɪ// adj, adv, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Current; up to date. informal, not-comparable
"Actually, it's more like the blues. It's pop blues. I feel it's very American. It's very today. It's what people respond to today."

Adverb

1
On the current day or date. not-comparable
"I want this done today."
2
In the current era; nowadays; these days. not-comparable
"In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers."
3
On the day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening. informal, not-comparable
"We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days."

Adverb

1
in these times wordnet
2
on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow wordnet

Noun

1
The current day or date. countable, uncountable
"Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all."
2
the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow) wordnet
3
The 24-hour period beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. or sunrise of the current day. countable, informal, uncountable
4
the present time or age wordnet
5
The present era; nowadays. countable, uncountable
"This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).

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