now-a-days

adjective

Of the present day, contemporary.

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Meanings

adjectivenow-a-days (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the present day, contemporary.

    One sweeping censure, in passing, on our now-a-days style of conversation.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 169
adverbnow-a-days (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of nowadays.
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APA

now-a-days. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now-a-days

MLA

“now-a-days.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now-a-days. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “now-a-days,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/now-a-days.

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