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noun 
  1. The current day or date.
Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: vandaag(nl)
  • French: aujourd'hui(fr)
  • German: heute(de)
  • Italian: oggi(it)
  • Spanish: hoy, hoy dí­a
adverb 
  1. On the current day or date.
"I want this done ."
Today is (CURRENTDAYNAME).
  1. In the current era; nowadays.
In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but we have electric can openers.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: tegenwoordig, vandaag de dag, heden ten dage, vandaag
  • French: de nos jours, actuellement
  • German: heutzutage(de)
  • Italian: it(it, oggi, oggigiorno(it), {{t+)attualmente
  • Spanish: hoy, hoy en dí­a, hoy dí­a, actualmente
Etymology: From Middle English < Old English todíge, tÅdíge, tÅ díge (on the day), made from (at, on) + díge (the dative of díg, "day").
  • The first component (to-) is from Middle English < Old English (towards, for the purpose of) < West Germanic
  • to < Proto-Indo-European pronominal base
  • do- (to, toward, upward).
  • The second component (-day) is from Middle English < Old English díg < Proto-Germanic
  • dagaz < Proto-Indo-European
  • dhegh- (to burn). It is not related to Latin dies (which is from PIE base
  • dyeu- to shine), but rather to Sanskrit dÄhas (heat), which came from PIE
  • dhegh- (to burn).
  • Thus, and day are not related to Spanish día, but to favor and fever.



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