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to⋅day

  [tuh-dey]
Use today in a Sentence
–noun
1. this present day: Today is beautiful.
2. this present time or age: the world of today.
–adverb
3. on this present day: I will do it today.
4. at the present time; in these days: Today you seldom see horses.
–adjective
5. Informal. of the present era; up-to-date: the today look in clothing styles.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE tō dæg. See to, day
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to·day   (tə-dā')   
n.  The present day, time, or age: "Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions" (Carolyn Heilbrun).
adv.  

  1. During or on the present day.

  2. During or at the present time.

adj.  Concerned with or relating to the present time: today issues; the today generation.

[Middle English to dai, from Old English tō dæge : tō, to; see to + dæge, dative of dæg, day; see agh- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
today

  1. mod.
    now; immediately. (Sarcastic.) : I want it done, now—today. , Come on. Sam. Move it. Today!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

today 
O.E. todæge, to dæge "on (the) day," from to "at, on" (see to) + dæge, dative of dæg "day." Generally written as two words until 16c., after which it usually was written to-day until early 20c. Similar constructions exist in other Gmc. languages (cf. Du. van daag "from-day," Dan., Swed. i dag "in day"). Ger. heute is from O.H.G. hiutu, from P.Gmc. *hiu tagu "on (this) day," with first element from PIE pronomial stem *ki-, represented by L. cis "on this side."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

today

see here today, gone tomorrow.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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