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to·day

today

 
 
pronunciation:
t deI [or] tu deI
parts of speech:
noun, adverb
part of speech: noun
definition 1: Today is the day that you are in right now.
Today is Saturday, so I got up late this morning.
similar words:
now
definition 2: Today is the present time in general.
Computers of today are smaller and faster than they used to be.
synonyms:
now
similar words:
present
 
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: If you have your piano lesson today, it means that you have your lesson on the day that it is now.
I'm going to Malika's house today. We're going to play games in her basement.
similar words:
now
definition 2: "Today" means at or during the present time.
Farmers used to use horses to pull plows over their fields. Today, farmers use tractors.
synonyms:
currently, nowadays