present-day

[prez-uhnt-dey]

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adjective

current; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English.

Origin:
1885–90

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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World English Dictionary

present-day

—n
	(modifier) of the modern day; current: I don't like present-day fashions

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Word Origin & History

present-day

1887, from present (adj.) + day.

present-day

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