nowadays
/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
UK: /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
NAƱ · ə · deɪz (3 syllables)
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Definition
At the present time; in the current era.
Etymology
From now + adays.
Example Sentences
- "Cars nowadays are more efficient."
- "Me-thinkes miſtreſſe, you ſhould haue little reaſon for that: and yet to ſay the truth, reaſon and loue keepe little company together, now-adayes."
- "What is it that now adayes makes all our quarrells mortall?"
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