Meaning of NOWADAYS
| Pronunciation: | | 'nawu`deyz
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- [n] 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"
- [adv] 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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| | Synonyms: | | now, present, today |
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| | See Also: | | contemporary world, date, here and now, modern times, modern world, moment, nonce, now, present moment, present time, time, time being, times, today, tonight | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Now"a*days`\, adv. [For now on (OE. an) days. See
{A-}, 1.]
In these days; at the present time.
What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober
judgment of new plays ? --Garrick.
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