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Etymology[edit]

Via Middle English, from Old English tōdæge, tō dæge, made from + dæge, the dative of dæg (day).

  • The first component [to-] is from Middle English, from Old English  (towards, for the purpose of), from West Germanic *to, from Proto-Indo-European *do- (to, toward, upward).
  • The second component [-day] is from Middle English, from Old English dæg, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn). It is not related to Latin dies (which is from Proto-Indo-European base *dyeu- (to shine)), but rather to Sanskrit दाह (dāha, heat), which came from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn).
  • Thus, today and day are not related to Latin diēs, but instead to fever.

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Adverb[edit]

today (not comparable)

  1. on the current day or date
    I want this done today.
    Today, my brother went to the shops.
  2. in the current era; nowadays
    In the 1500s, people had to do things by hand, but today we have electric can openers.

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Noun[edit]

today (plural todays)

  1. A current day or date.
    Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.

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Usage notes[edit]

Todays is a mostly literary plural. It refers to days that we experience, have experienced or will experience as "today". More colloquial are these days and nowadays.

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