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today
What does today mean?
today (noun): the current day or date.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use today in a sentence?
- Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- We could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does today come from?
From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on day, day forward”), equivalent to to + day.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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the current day or date
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