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present-day — adjective existing now: The amount of money is small by present day standards. The novel is set in present day Russia … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
present-day — adj [only before noun] modern or existing now ▪ present day Sicily … Dictionary of contemporary English
present-day — index present (current) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
present-day — [prez′ənt dā′] adj. of the present time … English World dictionary
present day — index contemporary, current Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Present day — For current events, see The term present day is used to describe the rough period of time that surrounds the present. Depending on the context, this period may be as narrow as referring to the immediate moment, or as broad as referring to the… … Wikipedia
present-day — also present day ADJ: ADJ n Present day things, situations, and people exist at the time in history we are now in. Even by present day standards these were large aircraft. ...a huge area of northern India, stretching from present day Afghanistan… … English dictionary
present-day — /prez euhnt day /, adj. current; modern: present day techniques; present day English. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
present-day — UK / US adjective existing now The novel is set in present day Russia. The amount of money is small by present day standards … English dictionary
present-day — pres′ent day′ adj. current; modern: present day English[/ex] • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
