today

/tə'dei/

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Explanation of the Word "Today"

Definition: The word "today" is an adverb that means "on this day," referring to the current date, distinct from yesterday (the day before) and tomorrow (the day after). It can also be used as a noun to refer to the present time or the current day.

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Adverb

1. on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
   • I can't meet with you today
2. 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

Noun

1. the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
   • Today is beautiful
   • did you see today's newspaper?
2. the present time or age
   • the world of today
   • today we have computers

Synonyms

• nowadays
• now