to·day

[tuh-dey]
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:
before 900; Middle English; Old English tō dæg. See to, day

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today (təˈdeɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
2.  the present age: children of today
 
adv
3.  during or on this day
4.  nowadays
 
[Old English tō dæge, literally: on this day, from to + dæge, dative of dægday]

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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."
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Slang Dictionary

today definition


  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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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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Example sentences
Even today researchers argue about what separates modern humans from other, extinct hominids.
Today some of his canvases can fetch a million dollars.
Today's stylish designs look great in unexpected places.
Today's placental and marsupial mammals range in form from mice and whales to
  koalas and kangaroos.
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