Nowadays

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  • adverb. During the present time; now.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In these days; in the present age: sometimes used as a noun.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In these days; at the present time.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. in these times
  • noun. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
  • Word Usage
    "Even to evoke the term nowadays sounds, to many, a little dated, like referring to your wife as your "lady" or to a band as a "group.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Time  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    date  here and now  moment  nonce  now  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning