nowadays

Words with a similar base: nowadays

'nowadays'

[present.n.01] as in: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

Examples:
that is enough for the present
he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow

'nowadays'

[nowadays.r.01] as in: in these times; - Nancy Mitford

Examples:
it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished
we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
today almost every home has television

Origins

					nowadays (English)
├── adays (English)
└── now (English)
    └── now (Middle English (1100-1500))

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