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nowadays

no·wa·days

UK/ˈnuː.ə.deɪz/ US/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ common
adverb (1) noun (1)

adverb

1.

in these times

  • “it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished” Nancy Mitford
  • “we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets”
  • “today almost every home has television”
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noun

1.

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

  • “that is enough for the present”
  • “he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow”
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Origin

From now + adays.

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